MEDIA EVENTS: 'Move Over' Law Expanded

Tow Trucks, Maintenance Vehicles Included

ALBANY, NY (12/26/2011)(readMedia)--

WHEN: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27

WHERE:

TARRYTOWN: State Police Barracks at the Tappan Zee Bridge

ALBANY: Clifton Park Rest Stop on I-87 (Adirondack Northway) northbound

SYRACUSE: State Police Barracks

(via Carrier Circle to Thompson Road to 6130 Tarbell Road)

ROCHESTER: State Police Barracks at Henrietta

BUFFALO: State Police Barracks at Cheektowaga

WHO: New York State Police and the Empire State Towing & Recovery Association

WHAT: The "Move Over" traffic safety law is expanded to include tow truck operators and highway maintenance crews.

WHY: Roadside deaths in recent years have included New York State Troopers in Westchester County and Erie County; an Onondaga County Sheriff's deputy; and a member a lane striping crew in Erie County. In November 2011, a tow truck operator was struck and killed while tending to a disabled vehicle on the New York State Thruway near Syracuse.

BACKGROUND:

http://www.thruway.ny.gov/news/pressrel/2011/12/2011-12-26-move-over.html

CONTACTS:

State Police (518) 457-2180

NYS DOT (518) 457-6400

NYS Thruway (518) 436-2983

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