According to AAA of the Carolinas, someone in North Carolina is either injured or a vehicle crashes because a driver failed to move over three times every month.
CONCORD, N.C. -- North Carolina’s Move Over Law was the focus of a special event on Monday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Former Mecklenburg County paramedic Tim Hayes was one of those on hand at the event, trying to stress to attendees how important following the Move Over Law can be. Hayes lost his legs while responding to a call in 2003 on Interstate 77.
"An 18-wheeler traveling at a high rate of speed lost control, ran into my medic truck and two SUVs, that ultimately hit me. I was dragged 64 feet down the guardrail. My legs stayed with the jeep,” described Hayes.
He was one of several speakers at the speedway.
“If you see an emergency personnel, whether it's with amber lights, red lights, or blue lights, you should move over, or you should slow down to a speed where if you need to stop short, you can protect people,” said Steve Phillips with AAA.
North Carolina’s Move Over Law was the focus of a special event on Monday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
“If you violate this law, and if you’re ticketed and found guilty, it’s [a $250 fine],” added Rep Ray Rapp (R) of the 118th District.
That’s good news to Lara Feinberg, the president of Families for Roadside Safety, Inc. After losing two family friends, she says she can’t imagine any more deaths. “The idea of having to tell my children, again, that their father has lost another friend, I just… I can’t do it,” she said.
According to AAA of the Carolinas, someone in North Carolina is either injured or a vehicle crashes because a driver failed to move over three times every month.