A Shorter (AL) town official is reminding drivers to obey Alabama’s Move Over law, WSFA.com reported.
Interstate 85 in the Shorter area is no stranger to vehicle crashes, the report said. While authorities were on the scene of a crash last week, Shorter Fire Chief Barry Prestage said one of the department’s engines was struck by a tractor-trailer.
Prestage said the fire engine was completely destroyed on Wednesday, November 23 as a result of the commercial vehicle not moving over, according to the report. No one was injured.
Those crashes shut down the southbound lanes of I-85 in that area for several hours, the report said.
Alabama’s Move Over law, which calls for motorists to move over or slow down, is designed with safety in mind for first responders, tow truck drivers and anyone else who is on the side of the road.
