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Md Police Warn Drivers To Move Over for Emergency Vehicles

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PIKESVILLE, Md. (AP)- Maryland State Police are cracking down on drivers who fail to move over or slow down for emergency vehicles.

After one trooper was struck and critically injured and a second trooper's patrol car was destroyed in a crash earlier this month, police are launching an initiative Monday to remind drivers to give emergency workers space.

Police warn that special enforcement operations will be active across the state. A violation is a primary offense and could mean a fine of $110 and one point.

The law requires drivers approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with it lights activated, to move out of the lane next to the emergency vehicle or slow down, if it isn't safe to move over.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.