(WAND) - The Illinois Sheriffs' Association is going to be focusing especially hard on Scott's Law during a traffic awareness campaign.
Scott's Law or the Move Over Law requires drivers to move over to another lane if a police or emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder.
Drivers are also told to proceed with caution and reduce speed, while still maintaining a safe speed for road conditions.
"We just want to make sure everyone goes home safe," said Macon County Sheriff Tony Brown.
16 law enforcement officers have been hit while conducting traffic stops on the side of the road in 2019.
Illinois has had four traffic related officer fatalities already in 2019.
Tow truck driver Chris Moore understands firsthand how serious this issue is. He was hit by a driver while working in February 2017.
"It takes one second to move over," Moore said. "It changes a person's life. It took less than one second to do all of the damage to me."
The campaign starts Friday and will go through April 19.
