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Maine State Police Launch Campaign to Enforce 'Move Over' Law
State Police plan an unusual enforcement tactic for Maine's little known "move over" law. The law requires motorists to move into the passing lane if possible when coming upon a trooper or another emergency vehicle in the breakdown lane.

Maine Police Make a Drivers' Education Effort
State troopers hit the road to remind drivers that a law requires them to move over when passing police in the breakdown lane.

Maine Drivers, Beware of New ‘Move Over’ Law
Maine State Police plan to increase enforcement of Maine’s “move over” law starting today on the Maine Turnpike to give emergency and construction vehicles in the breakdown lane more room from passing motorists.

Ex-Sheriff's Employee Pleads Not Guilty After Indiana Officer Struck
A Marion County Sheriff's Department employee accused of striking an officer with his pickup truck after the Brickyard 400 has pleaded not guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and other charges.

According to North Carolina Police: Police: Impaired Driver Crashes Into Officer's Car
A Gastonia police officer in an unmarked car was struck by a man police said was driving while impaired about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in downtown Gastonia.

Georgia Landscaper Struck By Car, Killed On Freedom Pkwy.
A landscaping worker was struck by a car and killed on Freedom Parkway Wednesday morning, Atlanta police said. Police said that for unknown reasons, the driver left the roadway and struck the landscaper in the median. The worker was not identified.

Worker Struck, Killed in Ohio Construction Zone
A construction worker has been struck and killed while on the job along an interstate highway in Ohio. The State Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Randy Roginski was hit by a passing vehicle late Tuesday night. He'd been standing on the right shoulder alongside a single lane of traffic open on Interstate 271 just north of I-77 near Richfield, 17 miles south of Cleveland in northeast Ohio.

Virginia: "Move Over" Law: Why it's Difficult to Enforce
Almost 11,000 people have gone to court in Virginia for failing to "move over" on the highway when they see an officer writing someone else a ticket on the side of the road.

California: Knowing Court Procedures Can Help You Beat a Speeding Ticket
What is this move-over law I keep hearing about? A: The move-over law has been adopted in virtually every state. Recently, it was amended in California to apply not just to patrol or emergency vehicles and personnel, but to CalTrans workers and their vehicles as well (and for good reasons of safety).

New Zealand Manhunt After Officer Hit by Runaway Driver
A 20-year-old South Auckland man is in custody and facing serious charges after allegedly driving into a police officer and sparking an armed manhunt in the North Hokianga.

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