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  • Illinois Law Says 'Move Over' For Emergency Vehicles

    Under Illinois' Move Over Law drivers must switch lanes when they approach an emergency vehicle stopped with its lights flashing. Marion Police Chief John Eibeck says those vehicles include more than just police.

  • New Mexico: Dangerous Duty: Law Enforcement Officers Face Daily Peril on the Roads

    Armando Reyes was an all-city baseball player in El Paso, and he still bears the requisite sturdy physique of a catcher beneath his black New Mexico State Police uniform. But, when Reyes stands next to cars pulled over on the highway, he is no match for the powerful wind stirred up by 18-wheelers or other large vehicles barreling toward him at 75 miles an hour. Those walls of air buffet him, shoving him toward the driver and often forcing Reyes to catch himself on the car's door frame.

  • Texas Police Telling Drivers to Slow Down and Move Over This Holiday Season.

    Law enforcement across the Valley are telling drivers to slow down and move over this holiday season. It’s all to make sure every officer, and all emergency personnel working the streets will make it home to their families.

  • Illinois State Police Urge Motorists to Remember Move Over Law

    Illinois State Police - District 16 reminds motorists to be alert for emergency vehicles as they plan their holiday travels and to obey the Move Over Law. Other stories can be found at: http://www.wrex.com/story/20250807/2012/12/03/police-urge-drivers-to-remember-move-over-law http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/Illinois-State-Police-Urge-Motorists-to-Remember-the-Move-Over-Law-181903521.html

  • People From all Over Region Honor Wyoming Tow Truck Driver Killed on the Job

    Tow truck drivers from all over KOTA Territory and beyond gathered in Gillette Monday as a show of solidarity after a truck operator was hit and killed on Interstate 90. "A lot of people don't move over," said Dave Keller, a tow truck operator from Rawlins, Wyo., in Gillette for the memorial.

  • Vancouver, WA Police Sergeant: Periodically Retest Washington Drivers

    Traffic Sergeant Johns has been the traffic sergeant at the Vancouver Police Department for three years. Every day, he pulls people over who honestly have no clue what they were doing wrong on the road. "We can chalk it up to people lying to me, but not everyone is lying," he said. "You look them in the eye and you can tell they're honest. They really don't know."

  • Massachusetts Move Over Law Important as Holidays Approach

    "People don't realize how important it is," said driver Rich Bixby. Since 2009, the Move Over law has been on the books in Massachusetts in an effort to keep emergency responders like Bixby safe.

  • West Virginia Police Step up Holiday Patrols

    AAA predicts 43.6 million American will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday, up .7 percent from last year. The Parkersburg Police Department has already seen an increase in traffic and with the increase, comes more accidents, said Sgt. Greg Collins, a spokesman for the Parkersburg police. "Aggressive driving is always an issue," he said. "If people would increase their following distance it would significantly decrease their likelihood of an accident."

  • Move Over Law Still Crucial to Safety of Georgia Emergency Workers

    A fatal hit-and-run accident in Henry County involving a police officer has the Governor's Office of Highway Safety reminding drivers about the Move Over law. It requires drivers to move over or slow down if there's an emergency vehicle of any kind on the side of the road. The Move Over law has been in effect since 2003, but unfortunately some people either just don't get it or aren't paying attention.

  • Iowa: Move Over or Slow Down for Emergency Responders

    A deadly wreck Monday on Highway 30 near the Williams Blvd. S.W. exit brought up a frequent complaint from officers and emergency responders who work accident scenes. That complaint was, once again, drivers who whiz by the flashing lights without moving over or slowing down to give emergency responders room to work on the roadside safely.

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