SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—
Z & L Concrete Contractors
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was in a drainage ditch, digging and preparing the area for concrete work, when a driver lost control of his car on the highway, drove across two lanes, across the frontage road, and into the drainage ditch. The car hit the employee, who was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis, fractured ribs, and knee injury.
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