Slow Down Move Over Inc.

From our friend Ben Moore but before we post what he wrote make sure to read the part of the woman who struck him never rendered aide to him 😡
To the other people may God Bless You

Update: she's been found! Now just for the last 2.

Everyone, with the power of social media please help me find the 3 people that cared for me until the FD arrived. Im specifically interested in meeting the woman thats circled in red. The woman in blue is who hit me and rendered zero aid. Stayed walking around talking on her phone the whole time. That women that kept pushing her away from me was a godsend. The two others are the two thag initially helped render aid by putting on tourniquets on both my legs. You 3 absolutely did your best to keep me alive and I owe you a thank you face to face. I know the camera sucks with zooming in but I know if they see this, they'll know who they are! Thank you everyone for the continued prayers and support! ❤️❤️❤️

🚨 OFFICER INJURED — DRIVER ARRESTED FOR DWI & FAILURE TO MOVE OVER 🚨

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

Early Saturday morning, October 10, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer was assisting the North Carolina State Highway Patrol with traffic control on I-85 between W.T. Harris Boulevard and University City Boulevard.

The officer was doing exactly what first responders across this country do every single day: working in a live roadway trying to protect others.

Then another vehicle came through the scene and struck the occupied CMPD patrol vehicle.

The officer suffered serious but thankfully non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital. The officer has since been released.

But here is where this story gets even more infuriating.

Police identified the driver as 22-year-old Nicholas Stedeford-Aaron and determined that he was IMPAIRED.

He was arrested after being released from the hospital and charged with:

• Driving While Impaired
• Reckless Driving to Endanger
• Failure to Move Over for Emergency Vehicles With Injury

Read that last charge again.

FAILURE TO MOVE OVER.

This is exactly why we continue screaming about the Slow Down Move Over law.

These laws are not suggestions.

They are not an inconvenience.

They are not something you follow only when traffic conditions make it convenient for you.

THEY SAVE LIVES.

And Charlotte already knows how deadly this stretch of I-85 can be.

In December 2021, CMPD Officer Mia Goodwin was killed while assisting with traffic control following a crash on I-85 near W.T. Harris Boulevard.

How many officers, tow operators, firefighters, EMS personnel, DOT workers and roadway responders have to be injured or killed before motorists finally understand?

🚨 SEE THE LIGHTS? SLOW DOWN.
🚨 MOVE OVER.
🚨 PUT THE PHONE DOWN.
🚨 DO NOT DRIVE IMPAIRED.

Someone standing or working beside that roadway has a family expecting them to come home.

We are sending our prayers and support to this CMPD officer and their family as they recover.

SLOW DOWN. MOVE OVER. IT’S THE LAW.

🚨 MONROE TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS 🚨

Talk about a dangerous combination of inattention and absolute stupidity.

An es**rt vehicle driver reportedly rear-ended the oversized load they were supposed to be guiding on Interstate 39 near mile marker 112 Monday afternoon.

Read that again.

THE ES**RT VEHICLE HIT THE OVERSIZED LOAD IT WAS ES**RTING.

Firefighters say this is only the latest in a string of rear-end crashes near a construction zone in that area.

Whether the cause here is ultimately confirmed as distraction, following too closely, or something else, one thing is painfully obvious: someone was not paying enough attention to what was directly in front of them.

This is exactly why we keep screaming about distracted driving. When you are operating a vehicle, especially around construction zones, emergency scenes, tow operators, highway workers, or oversized loads, PAY ATTENTION.

A few seconds of stupidity behind the wheel can destroy equipment, shut down a highway, seriously injure somebody, or kill them.

PUT THE PHONE DOWN.
WATCH THE ROAD.
SLOW DOWN.
MOVE OVER.

It really should not be this damn difficult.

DO THESE PICTURES BOTHER YOU?

THEY SHOULD.

This is Ben Moore from Doug Yates Towing in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Ben went to work that day just like the rest of us do, expecting to do his job, help stranded motorists, and COME HOME.

Instead, Ben ended up in a hospital with devastating injuries and is facing a recovery that could keep him from walking normally again for close to a YEAR.

Why?

Because a driver failed to MOVE OVER.

One decision. One moment of carelessness. And Ben’s entire life changed.

We hope Ben holds the responsible party accountable for EVERY DAMN THING this has cost him: his medical bills, his lost wages, his pain, his recovery, and every day he has to fight just to get his life back.

This should NEVER be the price someone pays for going to work.

Tow operators are not obstacles.
Roadway responders are not disposable.
That flashing light on the shoulder means somebody is working inches away from traffic moving fast enough to kill them.

SLOW DOWN.
MOVE OVER.
PUT THE DAMN PHONE DOWN.
PAY ATTENTION.

Ben deserved to go home the same way he went to work.

Every roadway responder does.

KEEP FIGHTING, BEN. THE TOWING COMMUNITY IS BEHIND YOU.

🚨 ARREST WARRANT ISSUED IN THE DEATH OF TOW OPERATOR ALEXANDER RAMOS 🚨

BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT — A major development has been announced in the September 8 death of 26-year-old tow truck operator Alexander Ramos.

Bloomfield Police have issued an arrest warrant for 28-year-old Curran Melanson, the driver police say struck and killed Alexander while he was working on Tunxis Avenue.

According to police, the warrant includes charges of:

• Second-degree manslaughter
• Driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol
• Failure to reduce speed for a non-emergency vehicle

Bond has been set at $425,000.

Alexander was a tow operator who went to work that day expecting to do his job and return home.

He never got that chance.

This arrest warrant will not bring Alexander back. It will not erase the pain his family, friends, coworkers, and the towing community continue to carry.

But it is a step toward ACCOUNTABILITY.

Tow operators work inches away from moving traffic every single day. Their lives depend on drivers making responsible decisions behind the wheel.

SLOW DOWN. MOVE OVER. PUT THE PHONE DOWN. NEVER DRIVE IMPAIRED.

Alexander deserved to finish his shift.

Alexander deserved to go home.

We will continue to stand with his family and keep his name alive.

WE WILL DRAG THE CHAINS FROM HERE.

https://www.wsav.com/news/local-tow-service-company-honors-driver-who-passed/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WSAV_News_3_On_Your_Side

Local tow service company honors driver who passed A local tow service company is raising awareness about Georgia’s Slow Down Move Over Law, after they lost one of their drivers last year.

🚨 24-YEAR-OLD ROAD WORKER KILLED IN MICHIGAN WORK ZONE 🚨

Another roadway worker has gone to work and never made it home.

On Tuesday, October 6, a 24-year-old employee of the Eaton County Road Commission was working as a flagger on Lansing Road near Nixon Road in Benton Township, Michigan. Northbound traffic had been temporarily stopped while crews performed roadway work.

A Chevrolet Silverado had stopped as directed by the flagger when a Kenworth sanitation truck approaching the work zone was unable to stop and slammed into the rear of the pickup.

The impact sent the vehicles into road commission trucks positioned nearby. The 24-year-old worker tried desperately to get out of their path, but he was struck by both the pickup and sanitation truck.

He died at the scene.

And this makes it even harder to swallow: Tuesday was supposed to be his LAST DAY working for the Eaton County Road Commission.

He was preparing to move to Northern Michigan and begin a new chapter of his life. Instead, his life ended while performing a job he knew and took pride in. The Road Commission described him as more than an employee, but a valued member of their road crew and a friend to many.

The pickup driver and passenger were taken to the hospital with injuries. The sanitation truck driver and passenger were not injured. Michigan State Police say alcohol and drugs do not currently appear to have been factors, and the crash remains under investigation.

Michigan State Police called this a preventable crash.

That word matters.

PREVENTABLE.

Road workers, tow operators, police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, DOT crews and every other person working inches away from moving traffic deserve more than thoughts and prayers after they’re dead.

They deserve drivers who are paying attention BEFORE somebody dies.

When you see signs, cones, flashing lights, flaggers or workers ahead:

SLOW THE HELL DOWN. PAY ATTENTION. MOVE OVER WHEN REQUIRED AND GIVE THEM ROOM TO LIVE.

A few seconds of your time should never be worth somebody else’s entire life.

Our thoughts are with this young man’s family, friends, coworkers and everyone at the Eaton County Road Commission.

HE WAS 24 YEARS OLD.
HE WAS WORKING.
HE WAS DOING HIS JOB.
HE SHOULD HAVE MADE IT HOME.

🚨 TOW OPERATOR STRUCK IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA 🚨

Another tow operator has been struck while working along the roadway.

Emergency crews responded to the area of 96th Street and Harrison Street in Omaha for a reported pedestrian-versus-vehicle incident involving a tow truck operator.

Initial information indicates the operator, a man in his 50s, was working with a vehicle he was towing when that vehicle was struck, causing the tow operator to be thrown approximately 20 to 30 feet.

Omaha Fire Department Engine 61 and Medic 61 responded to the scene.

The operator was transported Code 2 Trauma to CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center–Bergan Mercy, a Level I trauma center.

He was reported to have a GCS of 15, meaning he was conscious and responsive at the time of EMS evaluation.

At this time, we have not seen official confirmation of the tow operator’s name, company, updated condition, or whether any citations or charges have been issued.

Once again, a tow operator went to work and ended up being transported to a trauma center because someone entered an active roadway work area.

THIS IS WHY SLOW DOWN MOVE OVER MATTERS.

Tow operators are not cones.
They are not crash cushions.
They are not expendable.

When you see flashing lights ahead, SLOW DOWN, MOVE OVER, PUT THE PHONE DOWN, AND PAY ATTENTION.

Someone’s husband, father, brother, son, friend, or coworker is standing out there trying to do a job and make it home alive.

Enough is enough.