ZANESVILLE, Ohio–(AVC News)—ODOT worker killed on I-70 in Zanesville Monday morning.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, shortly after 8 am Monday, a westbound commercial semi-tractor trailer, driven by 54 year old Brian Carter of Indianapolis Indiana was traveling through the active construction area through Zanesville, near the currently closed Maple Ave exit.
Troopers say the Freightliner tractor trailer struck a worker in that that construction site.
The Patrol reports that 45 year old Jennifer Donley of Lancaster, an ODOT bridge inspector, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Carter was not injured in the crash.
The Zanesville Post of the State Highway Patrol is investigating the fatal crash.
The Patrol was assisted on the scene by the Zanesville Police Department, ODOT, the Muskingum County Coroner, Licking County Coroner and Twin Peaks Towing and Recovery.
Monday afternoon, the Ohio Department of Transportation posted the following on their social media sites;
Last Updated on November 9, 2026 by AVC News
