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  • 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.

  • Honolulu Police Enforcing "Move Over" Law

    Honolulu police are issuing citations to motorists who failed to make room on the road for emergency responders. HPD's Traffic Enforcement Team conducted a "safer roads" operation in Pearl City and Waipahu on Wednesday.

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