The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports a 57-year-old highway worker has been killed and another worker injured when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver.
The fatal accident happened early Saturday while the men were removing a tree that had fallen across a county road at about midnight.
Authorities say 28-year-old Cory D. Neumueller hit both the workers and the tree at about 1:20 a-m.
Russell J. Opelt died before emergency responders arrived.
60-old David L. Murphy was injured, but he’s the one who called 9-1-1 for help.
Neumueller was taken into custody for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and causing injury through intoxicated use of a vehicle.
