• 19
  • August
    2010

Gus Sabra had just turned 53-years-old in May. A hard-working family man, the married father of four worked with his brother Zlad at the latter's Baltimore-based company. Recently, they had been hired by the state to facilitate traffic surveys. On June 3, Sabra was checking the equipment used on the road to count cars when he was struck by an unknown driver.

Panicked or indifferent, the driver sped off and left Sabra lying in the road. To this day, his family wonders whether he would have survived if the driver had stopped immediately following the accident.

Car accidents in work zones are common and almost always preventable. Simply staying alert and obeying both directional signage and the reduced speed limit are usually all it takes to ensure that everyone makes it home safely.

Even so, tragedies like Sabra's death occur far too frequently.

As Weijia Jiang reports for WJZ-13 in Baltimore, it has been two months since his death and Sabra's family is still waiting for answers. Family members want to know what happened and how. They also want whoever is responsible brought to justice and forced to answer for his or her actions.

It's going to be hard.

Police investigators were not able to get much evidence from the crime scene and don't even know what kind of vehicle was involved. Still, Maryland State Police have not given up on breaking the case. Until then, the agony for Sabra's family continues.

If you are driving through a work zone, please take a few extra moments and slow down.

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