WATCH: Scott's Law near miss with Chatham Police officer during traffic stop
CHATHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — The Chatham Police Department is warning drivers to follow Scott's Law after one of their sergeants had a close call.
The department posted on Facebook Thursday video from Sergeant Andrew Thompson's body camera while on a DUI traffic stop on State Route 4. Thompson was able to dodge the van quickly seconds before it drove past.
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'This is how scary it is from our perspective, when we're just trying to do our job on the side of the road and then passing motorists decide to put us in grave danger by not moving over into the other lane when they not only could, but should,' department officials wrote.
Chatham Police said usually officers would pull over these drivers and ticket them for Scott's Law violations.
Scott's Law requires motorists to slow down and change lanes if possible when passing any vehicle with emergency lights, including emergency vehicles and civilian vehicles with hazard lights on.
Last year, ISP faced 27 move-over crashes, which led to 12 trooper injuries and one death. State Police said they experienced three Scott's Law crashes this year so far.
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