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TDOT worker struck on I-40 on Christmas Eve dies

James Rogers, right, with his girlfriend of three years, Rachel Cunningham. Rogers, a TDOT HELP Operator, was seriously injured on Christmas Eve when a car struck him while he was helping a motorist change a flat tire on I-40 in Nashville. He died on Dec. 28, 2016. (Photo: submitted/Tennessean)
James Rogers, right, with his girlfriend of three years, Rachel Cunningham. Rogers, a TDOT HELP Operator, was seriously injured on Christmas Eve when a car struck him while he was helping a motorist change a flat tire on I-40 in Nashville. He died on Dec. 28, 2016. (Photo: submitted/Tennessean) James Rogers, right, with his girlfriend of three years, Rachel Cunningham. Rogers, a TDOT HELP Operator, was seriously injured on Christmas Eve when a car struck him while he was helping a motorist change a flat tire on I-40 in Nashville. He died on Dec. 28, 2016. (Photo: submitted/Tennessean)

By The Tennessean 1 min read

A Tennessee Department of Transportation worker struck along Interstate 40 on Christmas Eve has died, hospital authorities said Thursday.

James Rogers, 30, was struck by a car Dec. 24 near mile marker 221 in the Hermitage area.

According to Bill Snyder, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokesperson, Rogers died Wednesday just after 10 p.m.

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