Attorney General Luther Strange is calling on Alabamians to join in observing a national campaign on May 1 to discourage texting while driving and to highlight dangers of this practice.

To educate young adult drivers about the dangers of texting while driving, Attorney General Strange, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the State Attorneys General and Consumer Protection Agencies, and the Ad Council today revealed new public service advertisements (PSAs) featuring NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne.

Attorney General Luther Strange is joining in a public awareness effort to remind citizens about the “Move Over” law, which was enacted in 2009. 

When drivers approach an emergency or law enforcement vehicle on the roadside, the law requires them to take certain safety precautions. The law “requires a driver of a motor vehicle to move over when approaching a law enforcement vehicle, an emergency vehicle, or wrecker…” Drivers are required to move to a farther lane if possible. If it is not possible for the drivers to safely change lanes, they are required to move as far as safely possible from the roadside and to slow down to 15 mph less than the posted speed limit.

“Many Alabamians may not be aware of this law, so my hope is that we can shed light on something so critical to public safety,” said Attorney General Strange. Our law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep roadways safe.

LEE COUNTY, AL (WSFA) - Alabama State Troopers and the Alabama Department of Transportation worked to re-route traffic Thursday morning after a tractor-trailer overturned on to a concrete barrier at mile marker 51 in the northbound lanes of I-85.

According to troopers, a crash involving a personal vehicle and a tractor-trailer occurred shortly after 10:00 a.m. on I-85 northbound at the 51 mm. The tractor-trailer overturned on to a concrete barrier. The personal vehicle was able to leave the scene however the tractor trailer is blocking the two northbound lanes of the interstate. Both lanes of I-85 North and one lane of I-85 South, near mile marker 49.4 in Lee County, were closed.

Authorities say the driver of the tractor-trailer was injured, however they could not provide information on the extent of those injuries.