HANCOCK COUNTY — The Indiana State Police will join forces this week with Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia state police agencies for what is being called the Six-State Trooper Project. During this collective effort, state troopers will focus on targeting drivers violating Indiana’s Move Over and Slow Down law. The law requires drivers approaching emergency vehicles, highway maintenance vehicles and others on the roadside to change lanes away from the emergency vehicle if possible and to reduce speed 10 mph under the posted limit. During this period, motorists can expect to see an increased presence of troopers conducting traffic stops. Drivers are encouraged to avoid distractions while driving; to be increasingly aware of the need to move over or slow down as required by state law; and to give troopers and others room to work safely at the roadside.
