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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Madeline Sherratt

Worker helping fix a flat tire is tragically killed by driver who ran off the road

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

A roadside assistance worker who was helping a driver fix a flat tire was tragically struck and killed when another driver ran off the road, according to authorities.

Eric Anthony Jr., a 23-year-old motorist assistance patrol operator for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), had stopped on the I-610, near Canal Boulevard in New Orleans, on Tuesday, to help the driver of a disabled vehicle, Louisiana State Police said.

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