Emergency scenes are chaotic and dangerous places to be. Everybody is frantic, trying to assess the situation and help those who may have been hurt. There are a lot of people who get called to any emergency scene. Police officers, firemen, emergency technicians, Department of Transportation officials and more are all called to an emergency scene.
These people are then often working on the side of a busy road where the accident took place. Since traffic needs to continue moving, there are cars that drive past the scene—and that magnifies the risk to first-responder personnel. If it is night or a driver isn’t paying attention, then an emergency worker could get hit by a passing vehicle and die.
Fatal accidents at a roadside emergency scene
Deaths at an emergency scene became an epidemic all across America. More than 30 states have passed laws like Georgia’s Move-Over Law that tries to keep innocent people from dying at an emergency scene. According to the Georgia Office of Highway Safety, "Traffic crashes claim the lives of more police personnel than any other cause of death in the line of duty, including shootings."
Here are the Law Offices of Scott Miller we understand that accidents happen. We support lawmakers in trying to decrease the death tolls at emergency scenes. Making it a requirement that people move over a lane when passing an emergency scene has helped decrease the number of deaths at emergency scenes in America. Mostly because the law has helped raise awareness to drivers that passing an emergency scene is a time to be extra cautious.
If you were ticketed for not moving over in Georgia, call the Law Offices of Scott Miller. Scott Miller is an experienced traffic defense attorney in Alpharetta who may be able to help you with your case. Call Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 today.
