Section 6. Kelly Rae Mertes DUI Awareness Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--
(1) Born on January 23, 1986, in Williamsport, Kelly Rae Mertes was a lifetime member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, a recent honors graduate of Bishop Neumann High School and a gifted artist attending photography college in Lancaster.
(2) On February 5, 2005, Kelly Mertes' life was tragically cut short when, at 19 years of age, she was killed by a drunk driver nearly five times over the legal blood alcohol limit.
(3) Since the loss of their daughter, the Mertes family has for the last 10 years tirelessly supported the Lycoming County DUI Taskforce to prevent another tragedy from occurring.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 15 in Lycoming County from the Market Street/Hastings Street intersection to State Route 15/54 is hereby designated the Kelly Rae Mertes DUI Awareness 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.