Georgia
Fulton County reminds roadsters of Georgia's Move Over Law after nearly tragic collision
Move Over Law: Deputy recovers from collision
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office conducted a special detail focused on Georgia’s Move Over Law.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office conducted a special detail Saturday focused on enforcement of the Move Over Law after one of their deputies was struck by a driver who failed to get over into the next lane.
Deputy Kelvin Dingle has a long history with law enforcement, serving with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office for the last year and a half.
“I love helping people, I really do,” Dingle said.
But that passion was put on hold on June 25, 2023 when a driver failed to move over while Dingle was working a wreck on GA-400.
“I got out of my car. I was running to the accident to assist, when a vehicle went around my car, actually struck myself and the vehicle that was in the lane blocked, then actually propelled me 40-feet in the air, and that’s all I remember,” he told FOX 5.
He suffered a spinal cord injury and had to re-learn how to walk. He also needed to replace his left knee and rebuild his wrist. In spite of the traumatic events of June 25, he returned to the job on Jan. 8.
“If I can save one person from going through what I went through, I’ve done more than enough of my share,” Dingle said. “Really, that’s the reason I didn’t quit.”
On Saturday, a secondary unit with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office responded to traffic stops to make sure drivers were obeying the Move Over Law. Dozens of drivers received citations or warnings.
The law requires drivers in Georgia to move over one lane for any emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the side of the road. If you can’t, you have to slow down below the posted speed limit and be prepared to stop.
“It’s for the safety of everyone on the scene, but it’s also the law,” Natalie Ammons, the director of communications for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office told FOX 5. “You can be ticketed if you don’t move over.”
For many, it’s the difference between life and death. A woman lost her life on New Year’s Day after a driver hit her while her car was being loaded onto a tow truck on I-20.
Dingle is one of the lucky ones. He hopes Saturday’s operation serves as a reminder of the importance of looking out for everyone on the road.
“If you just move over, you never know, you can possibly be saving a life. My life was one of them that happened to be saved, and that’s a good thing,” he said.
If you are cited for failing to move over in Georgia, that fine can run you up to $500.
A Griffin, Georgia man is now under arrest, charged in connection with a cold case homicide investigation in New Jersey, prosecutors say.
It’s been nearly 37 years since 42-year-old Mauricio Cuadra was shot during an apparent home invasion; now, authorities say 62-year-old Joseph Quiros-Soto is charged with his murder.
Officials say on Aug. 9, 1989, the officers with the Bayonne Police Department responded to reports of a home invasion and shooting at an apartment on the 400 block of Avenue C. Inside the home, they found Cuadra suffering from a gunshot wound. Cuadra died shortly after.
The case remained a mystery until 2024, when Quiros-Soto confessed to the murder to police in Locust Grove, Georgia, saying that he had become a born-again Christian, NJ.com reports.
Police told the outlet that he gave the detectives details of the crime and allowed visiting Hudson County authorities to take a DNA sample, which matched a stain on the victim.
Authorities were eventually able to obtain a warrant for the Georgia man’s arrest. On May 27, 2026, deputies with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office arrested Quiros-Soto at his home in Griffin, charging him with murder and murder during the commission of a burglary.
Quiros-Soto is being detained in Georgia, awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball has made the super regionals in the NCAA Tournament and will face a team its already played four times.
The No. 14 national seed Bulldogs (43-17) are matched up with No. 3 Georgia (49-12). The best-of-three series will take place in Athens, Georgia, because Georgia is the higher seed.
The super regionals run from June 5-8, and the winner will make the College World Series.
MSU is 0-4 against Georgia this season, getting swept at Dudy Noble Field and then losing a fourth time in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Georgia won the SEC regular season and tournament championships.
Both teams made it through their regionals without a loss. Mississippi State blew out Louisiana 19-5 on May 31, while Georgia defeated Liberty.
MSU has played Georgia only once in postseason history, losing in the 1990 College World Series.
Mississippi State baseball history in super regionals
Mississippi State has played in 10 super regionals and won five of them. It has won three straight super regionals. MSU is 2-4 as the visiting team in super regionals.
New Mississippi State coach Brian O’Connor is 7-2 in super regionals.
NCAA baseball tournament schedule
- Super regionals: June 5-8
- College World Series: June 12-22
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
Georgia football landed a pair of commitments Sunday for its 2027 recruiting class.
Wide receiver Taurean Rawlins from Mount Vernon School in Atlanta posted on his X account on May 31 that he’s pledged to the Bulldogs.
Georgia also picked up a commitment from offensive tackle DJ Dotson from Hattiesburg, Miss., he posted on his Instagram account.
Both are rated 3-star prospects.
“I loved the support and love they showed towards me and my family,” Dotson said in a text message to the Athens Banner-Herald.
The 6-foot, 175-pound Rawlins is rated the No. 58 wide receiver in the 2027 class and the No. 478 overall prospect.
Rawlins had 67 catches for 1,395 yards and 17 touchdowns last season, according to MaxPreps.
Rawlins and Dotson give Georgia 10 commitments for this cycle.
Rawlins is the first wide receiver commitment. He also had offers from Ohio State, Florida and Michigan.
Georgia signed four wide receivers in its 2026 class: Craig Dandridge, Ryan Mosley, Dallas Dickerson and late addition Tre Shields.
Rawlins’ coach at Mount Vernon is former Georgia star wide receiver Terrence Edwards.
The 6-foot-7, 330-pound Dotson is rated as the nation’s No. 85 offensive tackle prospect and the No. 851 overall prospect.
He picked Georgia over Ole Miss, LSU and Georgia Tech, according to 247Sports.
Georgia also has offensive line commitments in its 2027 class from Kelsey Adams from Langston Hughes, Abram Eisenhower from Lowndes and Ty Johnson from Mount Pleasant, S.C.
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