If you see vehicles stopped on the side of the road with flashing amber lights, you will now have to move over. The Move Over Law will expand January 1st. Drivers will not only have to move over for police and emergency vehicles, but also tow trucks and hazard vehicles. Our Iris St. Meran has more on the law's expansion.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. --"Let off the gas, just for a moment. Just give us a break," said Dan Meyer.

Meyer, a tow truck driver, took a break from his work to plead with drivers about paying attention when they're behind the wheel. Tuesday, he joined State Police to announce an expansion to the Move Over Law that was put in the books this year.

Beginning January 1st, the law will also include tow trucks and other hazard vehicles.

New York State Police Captain James Land said, "The law requires that when possible, motorists must change lanes when they approach an incident where there's a vehicle with a flashing red or amber light. The new law adds amber lights."

When it is not possible to move over, drivers must slow down.

The news of this law couldn't come soon enough for the family of 53-year-old Todd Young. His mom, Donna, keeps his picture in her locket. Last month, Young was hit and killed by a tractor trailer while helping a disabled vehicle.

"If people would just stop and think that that could be their family on the side of the road. Their children, their son, their mother and father. If they would just take two seconds to slow it down, move over, maybe we would still have Todd here today," said Young’s sister-in-law Julie Young.

Police say it's everyone's responsibility to pay attention while they are behind the wheel. Even if you are in the farthest lane away from the police or hazard vehicle, they say what you should do is slow down and allow others to move into your lane.

"It does save lives,” Land said. “It will save lives."

Saving lives, a charge to motorists everywhere to do their part in preventing tragedies on the roadways.

Those in violation of the law could be fined up to $275, face a sentence of up to 15 days in jail and get three points on their driving record.