Police Cruiser Hit While Responding To Accident In Howard County

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — One Howard County police officer was very lucky last week. Officers were responding to a single vehicle property damage accident on the ramp from Route 100 west to Route 29 north when a motorist hit the police SUV while it was parked on the shoulder of the road. The police vehicle had its emergency lights activated; the officer was uninjured.

Officers reminded drivers on Facebook of the "Move Over Law" and why it exists. It requires drivers to move over a lane when approaching a vehicle from the rear with its red, yellow or amber flashing lights that is stopped, standing or parked along the highway. If the driver is unable to make a lane change, the law requires drivers to slow to a "reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for existing conditions while passing the emergency or service vehicles."