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Road worker hurt when motorist strikes several construction barrels on Hwy. 36 in Oakdale

By WCCO Staff

/ CBS Minnesota

Minnesota road worker injured when driver strikes multiple construction barrels in Oakdale

OAKDALE, Minn. – Traffic cameras captured a motorist hitting several construction barrels Thursday evening on a Twin Cities highway, injuring a road worker in the process.

MnDOT

MnDOT footage shows the motorist briefly stopping after striking the barrels on Highway 36 in Oakdale at about 7:50 p.m., but then they ended up driving off.

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The Minnesota State Patrol says the worker was taken to an area hospital with "non-life threatening injuries." The patrol is still searching for the driver.

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