Caltrans worker hit by driver on Highway 17

LOS GATOS – A California Department of Transportation worker was injured late Wednesday morning when he was hit by a driver on Highway 17, authorities said.

The incident happened around 11:45 a.m. north of Redwood Estates, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Ross Lee.

Lee said a two-person inspection team from Caltrans headquarters in Sacramento was working on the right shoulder of northbound Highway 17 when a 2016 Jeep veered off the roadway and hit one of them. The impact knocked him down an embankment.

The worker was taken to an area hospital with moderate injuries and is expected to survive.

The incident is under investigation, but the CHP does not believe alcohol or drugs were factors.

One lane of northbound Highway 17 was closed for about two hours, according to Lee.

Anyone with information related to the case can contact the CHP San Jose area office at 408-961-0900.

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