06/06/2026
🔹New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Announces Statewide Goal Zero Enforcement Initiative on June 6, Remembering Trooper Marc K. Castellano🔹
🔹High-Visibility Traffic Enforcement Operations Will Happen this Saturday
🔹TRENTON – June 2, 2026 – Lopatcong Police Department, in association with the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) today announced a statewide Goal Zero enforcement initiative scheduled for Saturday, June 6 to honor New Jersey State Police Trooper Marc K. Castellano, killed in the line of duty in Howell.
🔹The all-day initiative will bring together law enforcement agencies throughout New Jersey for a coordinated traffic enforcement effort focused on New Jersey’s Move Over Law, in effect since Sept. 1, 2020 to protect emergency workers on New Jersey roadways.
🔹Police officers across the state will be on the roads actively enforcing the law and stopping motorists who fail to slow down or move over when approaching emergency responders, tow operators, highway workers, and others working along the roadside.
🔹“At age 29, Trooper Marc Castellano made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the people of New Jersey. This initiative honors his memory by making it clear that the Move Over Law will be fully enforced,” said Montville Police Chief Andrew Caggiano, NJSACOP president. “Goal Zero is about preventing tragedies before they happen. Drivers who fail to slow down or move over place lives at risk, and police will be out across the state to address that dangerous behavior.”
🔹The initiative is part of the broader Goal Zero movement, which seeks to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries through coordinated enforcement and education. Agencies participating in the June 6 initiative will conduct high-visibility enforcement operations throughout the day, with officers focusing on violations that endanger workers or motorists stopped on the roadway.
🔹“Every traffic stop, crash investigation, disabled vehicle, and roadway incident places people just feet from moving traffic. Trooper Castellano’s death reminds us that these dangers are real and ever-present,” said Michael J. Rizol Jr., Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. “Public awareness is important, and we all need to work together to promote this message. This initiative is about accountability and saving lives.”
🔹“Trooper Marc Castellano exemplified the courage, professionalism, and dedication that define the New Jersey State Police. While we remember his sacrifice, we also renew our commitment to protecting those who serve on the roadside every day,” added Jeanne Hengemuhle, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. “Motorists should understand that the Move Over Law is not optional. Troopers and officers will be enforcing it because compliance can mean the difference between life and death.”
🔹NJSACOP urges all motorists to remain alert, avoid distractions, reduce speed, and move over whenever they see flashing lights or roadside activity ahead. Drivers who fail to do so put law enforcement officers, first responders, tow operators, highway workers, and stranded motorists at unnecessary risk.
