Section 6. Officer David M. Petzold Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Officer David M. Petzold became an Upper Saucon Township Police Officer in October 1996. He served as a patrol officer for the Upper Saucon community and became Upper Saucon's first detective in 2001. While assigned as a detective, Officer Petzold earned a bachelor of arts degree with a major in criminal justice from DeSales University.
(2) In May 2005, Officer Petzold joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation then returned to the Upper Saucon Township Police Department in April of the next year.
(3) In the early morning hours of November 9, 2006, Officer Petzold was struck and killed by oncoming traffic as he removed a deer causing a traffic hazard on Route 309.
(4) Officer Petzold left behind a wife, two daughters and a son. He died as he lived, trying to protect and serve the community.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 309 between Passer Road and State Route 378 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, is hereby designated the Officer David M. Petzold 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.