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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today's Tuesday, the 19th day of September.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

A Morrisville police officer was hospitalized on Monday night following a multi-vehicle crash.

It happened around 8.30 on Route 1 southbound near Route 13 in Bucks County.

Authorities say the officer was helping a disabled driver when the crash occurred.

The corporal was transported to an area hospital in stable condition with head and neck injuries.

According to investigators, the driver of the striking

vehicle was arrested for outstanding DUI warrants and a DUI suspended driver's license.

The southbound lanes of the highway were closed as police cleared the scene. Police have not

identified the driver who was arrested. Reckless driving is a constant threat for emergency

responders who risk injury or death while assisting others.

In 2021, Pennsylvania moveover law went into effect.

I didn't know about this.

Yeah, yeah.

Those who do not move over or slow down when approaching an emergency on the road face stiff fines.

$500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second, and $2,000 for the third.

There are additional fines of up to $10,000 for those who injure or kill an emergency service responder or a person in or near a disabled vehicle. So I didn't realize that it was a law that you have to move over and if you can't, you have to slow down. Yeah, definitely. So, fines that are, you know, there are fines that are in place if you don't do that with this law.

It's scary as hell.

If you've ever, you know, I remember years ago a couple of times having to change a tire along like a highway. Yeah. It's a nightmare. Yeah. So the police officers have to deal with that, you know, when they're going over and trying to assist people as well. All the time. So it says if you can't move over, slow down.

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