New Hampshire
N.H. Senate passes expansion to ‘Move Over’ law
CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – In New Hampshire, lawmakers want you to move over for emergency vehicles.
The Senate just passed an extension to the state’s move-over law.
The new ‘Sherill’s Law’ is named after a staff sergeant who died in the line of duty when a tractor-trailer hit his cruiser.
Investigators say it’s because the driver didn’t switch lanes.
The law requires drivers to move over and make extra space if a stopped vehicle displays warning hazards like warning lights or road flares.
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