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.