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"Move Over" law expanded
By: Web Staff

NEW YORK -- Starting this weekend, New York's "Move Over" law will expand to make way for more than police and fire vehicles. An amendment to the law requires drivers to move over a lane to give hazard vehicles like tow trucks more room on the side of the road.

Under the law, drivers must exercise due care when driving by a stopped, parked, or standing hazard vehicle that has their lights flashing.

Just last month, a tow truck driver was hit and killed while tending to a disabled vehicle on the Thruway near Syracuse.

The original “Move Over” law went into effect at the beginning of this year after two New York law enforcement officers were struck and killed.

Drivers caught violating the law could face a fine of $275 and two points on their license.