A traffic control worker was hit and killed by a car on SR 28 near Carnelian Bay late Monday night, police say.Â
California Highway Patrol says the crash happened after 10:45 p.m. on Monday near Sahara Drive.Â
CHP says 36-year-old Andrew Phillips was driving a 2021 Subaru Forrester west on SR 28 from Agate Road when he failed to slow down in a construction zone and hit the traffic control worker and then collided with a dump truck and an excavator.
The unidentified 56-year-old worker from South Lake Tahoe died on scene just before 11:15 p.m.
Phillips was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and booked into the Nevada County Sheriff's Station in Truckee on $550,000 bail.Â
CHP Truckee Units, with the assistance of the Placer County Sheriff's Office are handling the investigation.Â
TRAFFIC UPDATE:
— CHP Truckee (@CHP_Truckee) September 27, 2022
SR-28 remains closed from Onyx St. to Agate Rd. due to a fatal traffic collision investigation. There is no estimated time for reopening and please avoid the area if possible. pic.twitter.com/ZfMd41e8An
