Frankfort, KY — Legislation recently introduced in Kentucky is aimed at protecting tow truck drivers who remove vehicles or debris from roadways.
Introduced Jan. 8 by Rep. Richard White (R-Morehead), Troy’s Law (H.B. 115) would amend current law to allow a “wrecker” to be equipped with one or more flashing, rotating or oscillating blue lights. The lights, however, can’t be in use when towing a vehicle.
“Our tow drivers deserve to feel safe when going to work,” White wrote in a Jan. 1 social media post, “and I’m committed to ensuring Kentucky’s law reflects that.”
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The bill is named in honor of Troy Caldwell, a tow truck driver who was struck and killed on Sept. 25 alongside Interstate 64 in Bath County.
