Street Sweeper Killed In Accident

A tragic roadside construction accident in the District has claimed the life of a female worker.

It happened Friday night at a work zone on interstate 395 at the Maine Avenue exit. D.C. Police say a street sweeper struck and killed the woman as she directed traffic. Neither police nor the city's department of transportation is saying how it happened.

D-Dot says the worker was part of a crew from the Fort Myer Construction company, a city contractor working on a paving project.

Safety experts are concerned the number of these kinds of accidents could be headed upward. With $28 billion dollars in stimulus money...the number of roadside projects is growing rapidly.