Work Zone Crash Kills Two Construction Workers in Michigan

Speed was a possible factor in the accident; driver in critical.

By Brendan Sanders

May 28, 2026

2 min read

Two Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) workers were hit and killed in the Mason area in Ingham County, deputies say.

According to the Ingham County Sheriff's Office, a driver lost control and hit two MDOT workers: a 49-year-old man and a 51-year-old man, both from Mason. The two workers died on scene, deputies said. Their names were not immediately released.

The driver — identified as a 24-year-old man from DeWitt — was taken to the hospital, where he was listed in critical condition as of Tuesday night, according to the sheriff's office.

Northbound US-127 was shut down to safely provide lifesaving efforts and investigate the scene.

The Ingham County Sheriff's office said that a thorough investigation is underway and will take time. Speed is believed to be a factor, preliminarily.

Last year, 25 people lost their lives in Michigan work zones, including 22 motorists and three construction workers, according to MDOT. Preliminary statistics also show approximately 6,000 work zone crashes in 2025.

There are severe penalties for hitting construction workers in Michigan under Andy's Law, as it has become known. Public Act 103 of 2001 amended the Michigan Vehicle Code to prescribe penalties for committing a moving violation that has criminal penalties and causing an injury to or the death of a person working in a road construction zone.

Under Andy's Law, an offender who injures a construction worker is subject to a fine of up to $1,000 and up to one year's imprisonment; an offender who kills a construction worker may be fined up to $7,500 and imprisoned for up to 15 years.

The Act is commonly called "Andy's Law", after a 19-year-old road worker who was left a paraplegic after being struck by a drunken driver while setting up orange construction barrels. The driver was sentenced to 45 days in jail.