[bramps]

Drivers are sliding off the road because they were going too fast on an icy road and/or tailgating. End of discussion.

...and anyone that approaches the workers with camera in hand is looking for trouble first, solutions second. Go to them man to man and speak reasonable with no camera and I’m guessing those workers would have been more accommodating.

[Blue Jays]

Concur with your assessment, bramps.
The whole "camera-in-hand" posture leads me to believe he was seeking an argument as the foremost objective.
Most benevolent people would be calling 9-1-1 to secure help from the police and fire department.