Attorney General Luther Strange is joining in a public awareness effort to remind citizens about the “Move Over” law, which was enacted in 2009. 

When drivers approach an emergency or law enforcement vehicle on the roadside, the law requires them to take certain safety precautions. The law “requires a driver of a motor vehicle to move over when approaching a law enforcement vehicle, an emergency vehicle, or wrecker…” Drivers are required to move to a farther lane if possible. If it is not possible for the drivers to safely change lanes, they are required to move as far as safely possible from the roadside and to slow down to 15 mph less than the posted speed limit.

“Many Alabamians may not be aware of this law, so my hope is that we can shed light on something so critical to public safety,” said Attorney General Strange. Our law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep roadways safe.

LEE COUNTY, AL (WSFA) - Alabama State Troopers and the Alabama Department of Transportation worked to re-route traffic Thursday morning after a tractor-trailer overturned on to a concrete barrier at mile marker 51 in the northbound lanes of I-85.

According to troopers, a crash involving a personal vehicle and a tractor-trailer occurred shortly after 10:00 a.m. on I-85 northbound at the 51 mm. The tractor-trailer overturned on to a concrete barrier. The personal vehicle was able to leave the scene however the tractor trailer is blocking the two northbound lanes of the interstate. Both lanes of I-85 North and one lane of I-85 South, near mile marker 49.4 in Lee County, were closed.

Authorities say the driver of the tractor-trailer was injured, however they could not provide information on the extent of those injuries.

LAKE MARTIN, AL (WSFA) - The Alabama Marine Police have arrested a Birmingham man in connection with a boating collision on Lake Martin back on July 1, 2011.

John Edward Norris, 45, turned himself in at the Elmore County Jail Monday morning where he was charged with several crimes including: Boating Under the Influence, Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, Operating a Vessel Without Proper Navigation Lights, Violating the Rules of the Road and Failing to Have An Emergency Shut-Off Switch.

Authorities say Norris was operating a 2005 Chaparral runabout when it collided with a 2002 Harris Kayot pontoon boat.