PA 611 to be Dedicated as the Trooper Joshua D. Miller Memorial Highway

WHEN:   Thursday, February 4, 2010
              10:30 am

WHERE: PA 611 North (slightly north of Main Street, Tobyhanna)

WHO:     Senator Robert Mellow
              Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District Executive Michael Rebert
              Representative James Wansacz 

              The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is holding a ceremony to officially mark the stretch of PA 611 between Main Street and Interstate 380 in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County as the Joshua D. Miller Memorial Highway.

              Senate Bill 1070, sponsored by Mellow and signed by Governor Rendell in December made the designation to honor Trooper Miller who was killed in the line of duty on June 7, 2009 while attempting to apprehend a kidnapping suspect. The suspect opened fire, fatally shooting Miller and injuring Trooper Robert Lombardo. Police were able to rescue the nine-year-old child unharmed.

              Trooper Miller was a six-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police and had received several commendations for his work protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth.     

             Media is encouraged to attend.

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