Shari DiDomenico wiped away tears on Monday morning as she recalled the tragic death last year of her 26-year-old son Andrew, a state Department of Transportation road maintenance worker who was struck by an alleged drunken driver on Interstate-91 in Wallingford. She stood on a dirt construction site before about 100 neon-vested and hard-hatted DOT workers, highlighting the theme for National Work Zone Awareness Week as nearby traffic whizzed by on I-91. The DiDomenicos have been joining advocates pushing the General Assembly for tougher penalties for motorists caught speeding through work zones or ignoring warning signs. Top state officials including Gov. Ned Lamont, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and DOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto joined workers, law enforcement officials and a federal transportation representative in underscoring the importance of this year’s theme, which is “Respect the zone so we all get home.”
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