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DPS crash team: 85 —move over— incidents since 2017 underscore roadside danger for troopers
Summary
At a Public Safety Commission meeting, the Texas Highway Patrol crash team presented data showing 85 slowdown/move-over crashes involving DPS personnel since November 2017, citing 2 deaths, 7 serious injuries and driver behavior as the leading cause despite vehicle and equipment upgrades.
Captain Shelly Lee, captain of the state crash team, told the Public Safety Commission that since November 2017 the department has recorded 85 crashes tied to violations of slowdown and move-over laws involving DPS personnel. "Since November 2017, there have been 85 crashes involving a violation of the slowdown and move over law," she said, adding that the incidents resulted in two employee deaths, seven serious injuries and 10 non-incapacitating injuries.
Lee summarized the agency's response: after lab and live crash testing…
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