One week, two close calls: TDOT pleads with drivers to pay attention, slow down

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has pleaded with drivers to pay attention and slow down.

"I've been hit seven times in the course of eight years. Some of them have been minor, some have been more serious," HELP truck driver Jason Moore previously told News 2. "I've totaled one truck."

News 2 first spoke with Moore to highlight the increase in crashes involving TDOT vehicles and equipment. Moore showed us around his truck, and described the everyday job of helping people on the roadway, while also finding himself in dangero...