Drunk Drivers Fail to Abide Move Over Law: State Trooper One of Many Injured
The Massachusetts Move Over law that was enacted in March 2009 has been abided by most drivers on the Massachusetts Turnpike and other roads on which emergency responders and maintenance crews are stationed; however, drunk drivers sometimes fail to move into the adjacent, unoccupied lane as is required by the law, because they're driving impaired.
Since 2009 there have been several accidents involving state troopers caused by alleged drunk drivers who did not "move over." The latest occurred January 2, 2011 on the Massachusetts Turnpike when a Washington state man, who has been charged with driving with an open container and failing to "take care in stopping", rear-ended state Trooper Steven Larocco's cruiser. LaRocco was in the cruiser at the time when it was hit; the impact caused the cruiser to hit a third car that was partially pulled over on the side of the road as he was checking on it. The passengers in the third vehicle involved in the car accident, as well as Trooper LaRocco were injured. The Washington state man was not.
The full article is featured in the Boston Globe: Trooper, 3 others injured in crash
Follow-up post, Like Moths to a Flame: Drunk Drivers Drawn to Bright Lights, featured in our Boston Criminal Defense Lawyers Blog.
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