Ramped Up I-95 Traffic Enforcement Now

A new “Drive to Save Lives” campaign begins Dec. 26 and will include increased highway patrols along Interstate 95 in 15 states, including Virginia.

Law enforcement is trying to keep the busy route fatality free through New Year’s Eve, according to Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent.

“We are encouraging all motorists to drive to save lives in the coming days while traveling our nation’s highways,” he said. “Help us keep the holidays happy and our roads free of crashes and dangerous drivers.”

More than 33,000 deaths occur each year on our nation’s highways, according to the VSP, making highway fatalities one of the top 12 causes of death within the United States and the leading cause of death among teens.

The Drive to Save Lives campaign focuses on the use of seatbelts, deterring speeding and reckless drivers, and targets impaired and distracted driving on highways.

The public is encouraged to report aggressive or impaired drivers by dialing #77.

Move Over

With the increase of emergency personnel on the highways, Virginia State Police reminds drivers to comply with Virginia’s “Move Over” law. A life-saving law intended to protect public safety responders and others who have a responsibility to work the roads.

Drivers are required to change to another travel lane or, when unable to, to cautiously pass emergency personnel stopped on the side of the road. The law also includes highway maintenance vehicles and tow trucks equipped with flashing amber lights.