Governor Tony Evers signed an Assembly bill into law Monday that strengthens safety precautions for response workers on Wisconsin roadways.
Assembly Bill 297, which is now Wisconsin Act 115, defines an “emergency or roadside response area” as a portion of a road within 500 feet of an authorized emergency vehicle, which must give a visible signal, or a tow truck that has flashing red lights.
In Lake Delton, the law is known as “Joe’s Law,” in honor of Joe Sabol, a firefighter and Sauk County Sheriff’s Deputy who was hit by a driver while responding to a crash on the interstate back in 2018.
Since then his family and first responders in Lake Delton joined first responders across the state in a call for heavier punishments when a driver endangers those responding to a crash.