Do you know what to do when you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror?

Failing to move out of the way of emergency vehicles will land you in hot water.

South Carolina law states vehicles must yield right-of-way to responding vehicles using flashing lights and sirens. Failure to do so could result in a ticket.

When you see and hear lights and sirens, move quickly and safely into the right-hand lane as close to the shoulder as possible.

Not getting out of the way isn’t just illegal, it’s dangerous.

Last week a Columbia fire truck was hit by a tractor trailer while responding to an emergency call on I-20.

The driver and first responders were safe, but the fire truck sustained major damage.

“The more people hear the message, the more they’ll understand. Think about the hundreds of law enforcement officers killed on our nation’s highways over the last decade,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said on the department’s website.

“Let’s honor their memory and prevent any future, similar tragedies from happening.”