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Two NYC Road Workers Injured In Car Accident While On The Job

Two New York City road construction workers were hit by a woman driving under the influence last week, according to reports. In a heroic act of friendship, one man pushed his coworker out of the path of the car, which had careened into their road construction site.

The New York Daily News reports that 35-year-old Michael Hudson and 33-year-old Bobby Keller were at work on Rockaway Boulevard in Queens near the Kennedy airport when a car crashed into their site. The workers, one a flagman and the other an equipment operator, barely had time to react to the car. New York Police believe the car was traveling at 60 miles per hour.

Hudson, who was turned toward the car, pushed his friend out of the way - but lost his leg in the process. Keller suffered a shattered ankle, but could have very well been killed if not for his construction buddy. Hudson was just recently left the ICU of Jamaica Hospital, where his leg was amputated following the NYC construction site accident.  

The woman driving the car, Yolanda Silvera, was high crack according to police reports. NYC police also say she was arguing with a passenger and distracted at the time of the car wreck. She is being held on $250,000 bond in the wake of the accident. She could serve up to seven years in prison on charges of second-degree assault, second-degree vehicular assault, second-degree reckless endangerment, and driving under the influence.

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