CTDOT worker Elvin Hernandez killed by impaired driver on I-95
Elvin Hernandez, a 60-year-old Connecticut Department of Transportation employee, died on September 25 after being struck by a vehicle while performing debris removal on Interstate 95 in Fairfield. Edward Myers, 60, was charged with second-degree manslaughter after admitting to using heroin and cocaine prior to the crash. The incident prompted state leaders to demand stricter enforcement of work zone safety laws.