The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) and its federal, state, county and community partners want to remind motorists to move over or slow down when approaching emergency vehicles during Crash Responder Safety Week, which is currently in effect through November 17.

Traffic incidents are the number one cause of death for emergency responders nationwide. During Hawaiʻi’s most recent incident this past February, a 25-year-old motorist pinned a police officer responding to an earlier crash, between two vehicles.

Under Hawaiʻi’s Move Over Law, a driver who injures or kills a person at the site of a roadside emergency may be charged with negligent homicide or negligent injury.

The Move Over law helps to protect everyone on the road. This includes emergency vehicles, tow trucks, City and County vehicles and State vehicles.

More information on National Crash Responder Safety Week can be found at https://transportationops.org/TIM/CRSW .