Ten years after Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Larkins was killed while on duty, members of law enforcement say the Move Over law is saving lives.
Trooper Larkins was struck by a tractor trailer on Interstate 40 in Dickson County after he pulled someone over on July 8, 2005.
Larkins was 31 years old.
“The semi just didn’t move over,” said Larkins’ widow, Alicia. “It hit him and killed him instantly.”
The semi-truck driver violated the Move Over law, which “requires motorists to move over into the adjacent lane of traffic, when safe to do so, or alternatively to slow down for emergency vehicles.”
Since Larkins’ death, Alicia Larkins has worked to raise awareness for the Move Over law and increase the penalties for violators.
“We couldn’t save Todd. God called him home,” Alicia said. “If there’s anything we can do to prevent this tragedy from happening to another family, then that’s what we’re gonna do.” (continue reading at WKRN)