[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"Many roads and highways around Richmond have heavy traffic at certain times of the day. Traffic congestion only gets worse when a road or highway is put under construction or repair. Construction zones often require lanes to be closed, or traffic patterns to be shifted and lanes merged to accommodate the road work. This can create bottlenecks for traffic, especially during the summer when most road construction occurs.","@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"According to the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, a database maintained by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, a total of 762 fatal work zone crashes occurred nationwide in 2019, resulting in 842 individual fatalities. Of these crashes, 247 involved commercial trucks. Construction workers represented 135 of the individual fatalities.","@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question2","text":"Determining fault in a work zone accident can be complicated because of the many parties involved. Many work zone accidents occur because of a motorist\u2019s negligence, such as driving too fast in a work zone, failing to follow directions, or distracted driving, for example. A driver who hits a construction worker or pedestrian in a work zone due to carelessness may be held liable for the accident victim\u2019s injuries and losses.","@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Answer2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Answer"},"name":"Why Are Accidents Common in Work Zones?","@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Question"},{"@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Answer1"},"name":"How Often Do Work Zone Accidents Occur?","@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Question1"},{"@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Answer2"},"name":"Who\u2019s Liable in a Work Zone Accident?","@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#Question2"}],"name":"Richmond Work Zone Accident Lawyer","@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#FAQPage"}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Richmond Work Zone Accidents","item":"https:\/\/www.marksandharrison.com\/work-zone-accidents\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]