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Shanta Norton is pushing to support safety in her community and other rural areas after the death of her younger sister Shannon Rush earlier this week. She’s dubbed the petition “Shannon’s Law,” which has already gained 2,000 signatures in a matter of days. Rush was a senior at Forest High School and her family said she wanted to someday become a school teacher. On Monday, around 6:20 in the morning, while walking to the bus stop on Blitchton Road, Rush was hit by an SUV. “She was just a bright, goofy person and made us laugh constantly,” she said. “She was a light to our family.”Now, Norton is pushing to have sidewalks, adequate street lighting and signage along the roadway where her sister died and neighboring streets.”I just want something to happen that you can see along the roadway in different parts of the town, not just this neighborhood. The street lights are very dim, and it’s very dark walking in these places,” said Norton.The SUV driver claimed Rush was walking in the roadway and not on the grassy part of the road when they collided. Family members no longer believe Rushing was wearing headphones during the accident. Norton is also concerned about speeding on that stretch of road. “Since this happened, I’ve been standing in my driveway every morning at 6 a.m. Trailers and SUVs are doing at least 50, 60 (mph) coming off of 10th street,” said Norton. Norton knows the changes she’s pushing for won’t bring her sister back, but she hopes it will do something to improve safety in her community and prevent others from enduring the same pain. Click here to learn more about the petition for Shannon’s Law.
Shanta Norton is pushing to support safety in her community and other rural areas after the death of her younger sister Shannon Rush earlier this week. She’s dubbed the petition “Shannon’s Law,” which has already gained 2,000 signatures in a matter of days.
Rush was a senior at Forest High School and her family said she wanted to someday become a school teacher.
On Monday, around 6:20 in the morning, while walking to the bus stop on Blitchton Road, Rush was hit by an SUV.
“She was just a bright, goofy person and made us laugh constantly,” she said. “She was a light to our family.”
Now, Norton is pushing to have sidewalks, adequate street lighting and signage along the roadway where her sister died and neighboring streets.
“I just want something to happen that you can see along the roadway in different parts of the town, not just this neighborhood. The street lights are very dim, and it’s very dark walking in these places,” said Norton.
The SUV driver claimed Rush was walking in the roadway and not on the grassy part of the road when they collided.
Family members no longer believe Rushing was wearing headphones during the accident.
Norton is also concerned about speeding on that stretch of road.
“Since this happened, I’ve been standing in my driveway every morning at 6 a.m. Trailers and SUVs are doing at least 50, 60 (mph) coming off of 10th street,” said Norton.
Norton knows the changes she’s pushing for won’t bring her sister back, but she hopes it will do something to improve safety in her community and prevent others from enduring the same pain.
Click here to learn more about the petition for Shannon’s Law.
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