Section 1. Trooper Joshua D. Miller Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Trooper Joshua D. Miller was killed in the line of
duty on June 7, 2009, while attempting to apprehend a
kidnapping suspect. While engaged in a gun battle with the
suspect, another State trooper and a local police officer
were able to rescue the nine-year-old child who was being
abducted.
(2) Trooper Miller, age 34, was a six-year veteran of
the Pennsylvania State Police and had received several
commendations for his work protecting the citizens of this
Commonwealth. A resident of Pittston Township, Pennsylvania,
he is survived by his wife and three children.
(b) Designation.--Route 611, from Main Street in the Village of Tobyhanna to Interstate 380 in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, is hereby designated as the Trooper Joshua D. Miller 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.