A NEW STATE LAW AIMS TO REDUCE PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IN ILLINOIS. 

THE MEASURE WAS SPONSORED BY SENATOR LAURA MURPHY OF DES PLAINES AND REQUIRES THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT FATAL ACCIDENTS ON STATE HIGHWAYS.

STARTING IN JANUARY WHEN THE LAW TAKES EFFECT, THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL HAVE TO STUDY ALL FATAL ACCIDENTS WHERE A PERSON WALKING IS KILLED ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THEY WILL LOOK INTO HOW AND WHY THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED SAYS SENATOR LAURA MURPHY OF DES PLAINES.

MURPHY SAYS I-DOT COULD FIND IT WAS THE PEDESTRIAN'S FAULT FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION, OR THAT SAFETY COULD BE IMPROVED BY SIMPLY ADDING A STOP SIGN. SHE WAS PROMPTED TO SPONSOR THE MEASURE AFTER A SERIES OF FATAL ACCIDENTS IN HER AREA.