Tow Trucks taker over SR 408 to remember fallen operator

More than a dozen tow trucks from across Central Florida drove together down Interstate 4 and the 408 over the weekend. It was all to raise awareness about the slowdown move-over law.The ride comes nearly three years to the day after the family says 24-year-old Austin Gayne was taken off of life support.He was hit while loading a heavy wrecker on state Route 408 — leaving behind two children.The family hopes drivers seeing this ride and hearing Gayne's story will make more people follow the law and move over when they see vehicles on the sides of interstates or highways. "We just hope that when people are driving down the road and they see the flashing lights that they know that's somebody's brother, could be somebody's mother. There's female tow truck drivers. Brother, son. They're just trying to help your family get home" Said Alexis Gayne, Austin Gayne's sister. Florida's move-over law recently expanded to require people to move over or slow down for any disabled vehicles on the sides of interstates and highways that have hazards, emergency flares or signs.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

More than a dozen tow trucks from across Central Florida drove together down Interstate 4 and the 408 over the weekend. It was all to raise awareness about the slowdown move-over law.

The ride comes nearly three years to the day after the family says 24-year-old Austin Gayne was taken off of life support.

He was hit while loading a heavy wrecker on state Route 408 — leaving behind two children.

The family hopes drivers seeing this ride and hearing Gayne's story will make more people follow the law and move over when they see vehicles on the sides of interstates or highways.

"We just hope that when people are driving down the road and they see the flashing lights that they know that's somebody's brother, could be somebody's mother. There's female tow truck drivers. Brother, son. They're just trying to help your family get home" Said Alexis Gayne, Austin Gayne's sister.

Florida's move-over law recently expanded to require people to move over or slow down for any disabled vehicles on the sides of interstates and highways that have hazards, emergency flares or signs.

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