Pennsylvania Act 2018-61 — DESIGNATION - MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES

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Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 73 in Philadelphia County as the Police Officer Isabel Nazario Memorial Highway; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 29 in Montgomery County as Leonard Joseph Taglieber Memorial Highway; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) between Pennsylvania Route 926 (Street Road) and U.S. Route 1 located in London Grove Township and Londonderry Township, Chester County, as the Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Highway; designating a portion of State Route 2019, known as Garrett Road, in Delaware County as the Deputy Chief Michael P. Morgan Memorial Highway; designating a portion of State Route 115 in Monroe County as the Submarine Veterans Memorial Highway; and designating a bridge of that portion of State Route 954 over the North Branch of Plum Creek, South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, as the PFC William T. Bresnock Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Police Officer Isabel Nazario Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Isabel Santiago Nazario was born in Lynwood, New Jersey, moved to Philadelphia in 1983 and graduated from Olney High School in 1986.

(2) Officer Nazario joined the Philadelphia Police Academy on January 8, 1990.

(3) Officer Nazario served as a member of the Philadelphia Police Department for 18 years and was assigned to the Narcotics Strike Force and detailed to the 16th Police District in West Philadelphia.

(4) Officer Nazario, a Strike Force South C squad officer, was tragically killed in the line of duty on September 5, 2008, at 40 years of age when her patrol car was struck by a stolen SUV on 39th and Wallace Streets in Philadelphia.

(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 73, also known as Cottman Avenue, between U.S. Route 13 and U.S. Route 1 in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, is designated the Police Officer Isabel Nazario Memorial Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 2. Leonard Joseph Taglieber Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Lance Corporal Leonard Joseph Taglieber was born April 11, 1946, and lived in East Greenville, Montgomery County.

(2) Lance Corporal Taglieber enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on November 15, 1965.

(3) In Vietnam, Lance Corporal Taglieber served with Supply Company, 3d Service Battalion, FLSG-Alpha, Force Logistical Command, III MAF.

(4) On June 23, 1967, Lance Corporal Taglieber, while unloading ammunition at a dump site in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, was severely injured as a result of an explosion and subsequent fire at the facility.

(5) On July 5, 1967, two weeks following the explosion, Lance Corporal Taglieber succumbed to his injuries at a military hospital in Japan.

(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 29 in Montgomery County from Pennsylvania Route 663 to Tollgate Road is designated the Leonard Joseph Taglieber Memorial Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 3. Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Trooper Kenton Iwaniec was born December 18, 1983, in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, son of Ken and Deb Iwaniec.

(2) Trooper Iwaniec graduated from Saint Vincent College on May 11, 2007, and enlisted in the Pennsylvania State Police on June 11, 2007.

(3) On March 27, 2008, Trooper Iwaniec finished his shift at the Avondale Barracks in Chester County and began his drive home.

(4) At approximately 10:15 p.m., just two miles away from the Avondale Barracks, a vehicle driven by an impaired driver crossed the center line of Pennsylvania Route 41 and hit Trooper Iwaniec's vehicle head-on.

(5) Trooper Iwaniec was flown to Christiana Hospital in Delaware where he passed away two hours later from injuries sustained in the collision.

(6) The family of Trooper Iwaniec continues to raise awareness about the seriousness of impaired driving through the formation of the Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Foundation.

(7) The Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Foundation encourages communities to have a positive influence in the reduction of impaired driving.

(8) The mission of the Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Foundation is to honor the memory of all victims of motorists driving under the influence and raise funds through events to purchase preliminary breath-testing devices for the Pennsylvania State Police and other law enforcement agencies throughout this Commonwealth.

(b) Designation.--A portion of Pennsylvania Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) between Pennsylvania Route 926 (Street Road) and U.S. Route 1 located in London Grove Township and Londonderry Township, Chester County, is designated the Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 4. Deputy Chief Michael P. Morgan Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Deputy Chief Michael P. Morgan, a member of the Garrettford-Drexel Hill Volunteer Fire Company, passed away in the line of duty at the age of 48 on June 26, 2016.

(2) Deputy Chief Morgan joined the Clifton Heights Fire Company as a junior member and served with the Garrettford-Drexel Hill Volunteer Fire Company for 31 years.

(3) During his tenure, Deputy Chief Morgan served on the board of directors and as lieutenant, captain and assistant chief prior to becoming deputy chief of Company No. 20.

(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 2019, known as Garrett Road, in Delaware County from Burmont Road to N. Lansdowne Avenue is designated the Deputy Chief Michael P. Morgan Memorial Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 5. Submarine Veterans Memorial Highway.

(a) Designation.--The section of State Route 115 from Long Pond Road in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County, to State Road/Jonas Road in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, is designated the Submarine Veterans Memorial Highway.

(b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 6. PFC William T. Bresnock Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) PFC William T. Bresnock was a native of South Mahoning Township, Indiana County.

(2) PFC Bresnock was killed in action on December 23, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge while serving in Luxembourg with the United States Army, L Company, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 954 over the North Branch of Plum Creek, South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, is designated the PFC William T. Bresnock Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 7. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.