Secure Your Load Day is a reminder to check your load before you hit the road not just today, but every day.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will have electronic billboard signs displaying messages about Secure Your Load Day. Kelsey Mo, a spokesperson for ADOT, explains "Its not uncommon for our crews to come across couches, washing machines, other furniture and other dangerous debris that is left behind on the highway.

Secure Your Load Day was created by a mother who lost her daughter due to an incident reportedly caused by an unsecured load.

If you see debris on the road, treat it as the emergency it is and call 911," Mo says.

Arizona law says a load must be secured in order for it to be legal. If a car is found with an unsecured load but does not cause any injuries t

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