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30-second video production transcripts

When we use our lights on the side of the road use yours, move over or slow down. Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Johnson and West Allis road maintenance worker Scott Hansen have both been hurt by drivers that didn’t follow the law. So please move over or slow down when you see workers or flashing lights on the side of the road.

On January 12^th after 6 in the morning when I was closing a ramp down and next thing I know is I got hit. This happens to a lot of people. My brother deputy Kevin Johnson Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office was involved in an accident by a gentleman who didn’t move over. This has totally changed my life because right now I’m behind a desk instead of being in a squad car. When you see a squad on the side of the road with lights on, please move over or slow down.

It was the third week of March, the truck is parked here, we had this lane closed off with cones, going right here, and she drove right through our cones and pinned me between the car and the truck. I want to just get back to normal stuff, you know, driving again, and playing with my son, take him fishing you know, just get back in life again.

"What Have I Done?"

(Sounds of an engine idling softly as a driver stares through a cracked windshield )

(A car door opens and the door chime sounds softly as the driver exits the vehicle )

(Sounds of shoes walking on pavement as the driver walks toward the rear of his vehicle. Orange barrels and flashing lights of a work zone are seen in the background )

(Audio from an earlier cell phone conversation with the driver's wife plays) Hey babe, it's me, I'm running late. I just hit some construction and I'll fly right through it. See ya in a bit. Love ya. Bye.

(Dramatic music softly rises as driver comes to realize that he hit and possibly killed a worker in a work zone. Construction workers are seen in the background running to help their fallen comrade. The driver's pained expression shows that he realizes his inattention while driving through a work zone has just changed not only his life, but the lives of the worker, his family, and friends.)

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Last modified: April 7, 2008