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March 19, 2010
Illinois construction worker killed after being struck by oncoming car
Christopher Jenkins, 45. was struck and killed on I-80 early Tuesday morning while working patching potholes.
A co-worker stepped in front of the car to keep it from driving away, but the driver of the car that struck Jenkins fled on foot . Jenkins was hit with such force that he was sent through the windshield of the car that struck him.
Jenkins was married and had to children. He was working on the potholes in the center lane on I-80. The area was marked a construction zone just east of Central Avenue according to authorities. Jenkins was employed by Waslh Construction a Chicago based company.
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