Every day three people are killed while either working or driving through a work zone. Now construction workers and law enforcement have a message for drivers, slow down.

It didn't take long for NBC Augusta to find what deputies and construction workers are hoping to avoid. A driver slammed into a concrete barrier on I-20 near Washington Road Wednesday afternoon.

Luckily this time, no construction workers were hurt in the crash.

"This is their office. This is where they work. This is where they earn their living and they ought to be able to do that safely so they can get back home to their families," said Sgt. Pete Lamb, Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

In the last 35 years, 58 Georgia Department of Transportation employees have been killed on the job, in work zones. It's a sobering statistic for project manager Sam Stutt.

"If somebody gets sideways or wrecks coming through here, you're in danger," he said.

According to statistics nationwide, every 8 hours there's a deadly accident inside a work zone.

"Of those fatalities that occur in the work zones, three out of four involve the traveling public," said Kyle Baxley, Georgia Department of Transportation.

"We just have to allow all these cars to come through here. It's dangerous more so for them, than it is for us," he said.

Most drivers heed the reduced 55 miles-per-hour speed limit. But our camera caught others traveling a bit to fast. And even though there's narrow lanes and no where to stop, officers say they'll still ticket you.

"We're still able to make cases out here, but we may have to wait until we get to Columbia County before we can pull them over," Sgt. Lamb said.

"There's a lot of people that are getting injured in work zones and the best message is be alert, slow down, don't tailgate and be patient," Baxley said.

If you're caught speeding in a work zone, you can be fined up to $2,000.