A tow truck operator says he's lucky to be alive after he was almost struck by a car this week while responding a crash along a busy Nova Scotia highway.
A tow truck driver is speaking out after he was nearly struck by a passing vehicle along a busy Nova Scotia highway earlier this week. He was responding to a crash at the time. As Skye Bryden-Blom reports, Jason Beaton warns that not following the "slow down, move over" law when passing emergency responders could have deadly consequences.A tow truck operator says he’s lucky to be alive after almost being struck by a car while responding to a crash along a busy Nova Scotia highway.
Luckily, Beaton wasn’t injured, but he was shaken. The tow truck had been off the road and parked at an emergency crossover point when it was struck. Photos of the scene show the damaged truck with the words “slow down, move over, it’s the law” emblazoned on the back window.Road safety is top of mind after a tow truck was struck in Truro, N.S. while responding to a call on the highway.
“I knew him personally. He was a local officer out of Bible Hill, at one point,” said Peterson. “And so really this whole slow down, move over thing really hit home for me.”A spokesperson with Nova Scotia RCMP says the driver was not fined under the Slow Down, Move Over law, but was instead ticketed for driving too fast for the conditions.
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