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MEMBER SERVICES
Traffic Safety – Slow Down, Move Over
On July 21 the central Pennsylvania towing community lost an incredible individual in the line of duty. Tyler A. Laudenslager, 29, of Halifax, PA, died while helping a stranded motorist on the side of the road.
He was born on February 13, 1991
in Harrisburg, PA, the son of the late Kirby A. Laudenslager and Debra (Foica)
Laudenslager and her fiance Edgar of Millersburg.
Tyler was married to Holly (Shoop) Laudenslager for 6
years and survived by his 10-month old daughter, Riley. He graduated from Halifax Area High School in 2009 and became a firefighter with Halifax Fire Department. Tyler worked for H&S Towing Service, Inc. in Harrisburg. He formerly worked as an
engineer for Norfolk Southern, at the Enola & Harrisburg yards and a truck driver for Van Wyk, Inc.
In addition to his wife, and mother, he is survived by his 10-month-old daughter Riley, a sister Heather Laudenslager (Wesley), of Mount Joy, his grandmothers Maria Foica of Dauphin, and Millicent Laudenslager of Carthage, NC, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is also survived by mother & father-in-law Angela & Richard Shoop of Halifax,
a brother-in-law Joshua (Katharine) Shoop, and their three children.
The family requests that memorial donations may be made to the Halifax Fire Department, 22 S. River Road, Halifax, PA 17032; please note on your donation “Tyler Laudenslager Memorial Fund,” which will directly benefit his wife and daughter.
AAA’s Commitment to Traffic Safety
Emergency roadside assistance is at the core of AAA’s traffic safety mission. Yet, the men and women who help AAA members when they are in need also put their lives on the line every day.
AAA tow operators respond to more than 30 million calls
for help each year, working on roadside shoulders that are frequently no wider than 4 feet. Notably, the towing industry is 15 times deadlier than all other private industries combined; and an average of 23 tow operators are killed at the roadside every year. That means one service provider on average is killed in the line of duty every other week.
Because of these startling statistics, AAA is recommitting its efforts to increase awareness of and support for Slow Down Move Over laws. These laws (which are in place in all 50 states) are aimed at protecting emergency responders working along the roadside, requiring motorists to slow down and move over
or change lanes, if possible, to give safe clearance.
The next time you see a service vehicle at the roadside, slow
down and move over. Their lives are on your shoulders.
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Help Support the Survivor Fund
In 2005, the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, established its Survivor Fund to provide immediate financial support to families of towing operators who lose their lives in the line of duty. AAA is a proud supporter of the Survivor Fund. To learn more about the fund and how you can help, visit: internationaltowingmuseum.org/donate/.