Unfortunately, too often a distracted driver causes an accident with an emergency vehicle or first responder. To address this issue, I authored legislation that would raise the penalty for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, causing an accident involving serious bodily injury or death.
In 2016, former Evansville police officer Allen Gansman was left with lifelong injuries when struck by a distracted driver while helping a stranded motorist. These brave men and women, like officer Gansman, lay everything on the line for our safety, and they need to be able to do their jobs without fear of being injured or killed.
