ODOT Bridge Inspector Killed in Construction Zone Accident

ZANESVILLE, OH – The Ohio Department of Transportation District 5 has announced the death of one of their bridge inspectors.

On Monday, November 9th, ODOT Director Pamela Boratyn announced through a Facebook post that 45-year-old Jennifer Donley, of Lancaster, was killed while working on the I-70 Reconstruction Project in Zanesville.

She was struck by a semi traveling on I-70 Westbound around 8:10AM

She was hired as a bridge inspector in 2022 and was described as always having a positive attitude and loved her job.

Assisting at the scene were the Ohio State Highway Patrol Zanesville Post, the Zanesville Police Department, ODOT, The Muskingum County Corner, the Licking County Corner and Twins Peaks Towing and Recovery.

The State Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident.