Sweetwater Fire Department says one of its ambulances was hit by another vehicle early Monday morning while it was responding to a call on Interstate 20. Civilians and fire department personnel were treated for minor injuries. The rear bumper of the unit was partially torn off in the wreck.
SFD is using this incident as a public reminder about the “move over, slow down” law. When drivers see emergency vehicles stopped on the roadway, it is the drivers’ responsibility to either move out of the lane closest to those vehicles or slow down to 20 miles per hour below the posted speed limit. If the driver is on a roadway with a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less, the driver must reduce speed to 5 miles per hour. This law is intended to protect the lives of first responders, law enforcement and road maintenance crews.
