Hunter
10/19/22
Two construction workers were killed in Burlington Tuesday as they were working on the Great River Bridge.
WQAD reports that the workers, 20 year old Pearson Franklin of New London Iowa, and 35 year old Andrew Whitcomb of Gladstone Illinois, were walking behind their truck just after 8am when they were struck by a construction barrel launched by a car crashing into it.
The driver has been identified as 21-year-old Emily Johnson of Gladstone. She suffered minor injuries in the crash and has been initially cited for improper passing of a stationary emergency vehicle, improper use of an electronic communication device, and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.