State Patrol Trooper Ted Foss lost his life fifteen years ago when he was struck by a passing vehicle during a traffic stop on the shoulder of Interstate 90 in Winona. On Monday, Aug. 31, extra enforcement of the Ted Foss Move Over law will raise awareness of this important law and keep others safe whose jobs require them to work on the shoulder of a road.

The Ted Foss Move Over law requires that on a road with two or more lanes going the same direction, drivers must move over one full lane from stopped emergency vehicles that have their flashing lights activated. That includes ambulance, fire, law enforcement, maintenance, construction vehicles and tow trucks. If it is not safe to move over, the driver should slow down.

At a news conference in Rochester, Shirley Foss, the 88year old mother of Ted, described the pain she still feels fifteen years after losing her son. Shirley wants Minnesotans to understand why that extra buffer of space is so important.