PRINTER'S NO. 593
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
636
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY PISCIOTTANO, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
AN ACT
Designating the interchange located on I-279 at Camp Horne Road
in Ohio Township, Allegheny County, as the Scott F. Hirsh
Memorial Interchange.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Scott F. Hirsh Memorial Interchange.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Scott F. Hirsh was born in Pittsburgh on July 24,
1962, and was a resident of Whitehall Borough, Allegheny
County.
(2) He was a cardiac care nurse at Jefferson Regional
Medical Center where he was loved and respected by everyone
with whom he interacted.
(3) On October 5, 2017, Scott Hirsh was traveling
northbound on I-279 in Ohio Township, Allegheny County, when
he experienced issues with a camper his vehicle was towing.
(4) As he was changing the tire on the camper, a
distracted driver swerved from the far-left lane, across all
travel lanes, and fatally struck him.
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(5) Despite pulling off as far into the shoulder as
possible and correctly and adequately displaying safety
markings (i.e. blinkers, road flares, caution signs), Scott
Hirsh did not make it home alive to his family that night.
(b) Designation.--The interchange located on I-279 at Camp
Horne Road in Ohio Township, Allegheny County, is designated as
the Scott F. Hirsh Memorial Interchange.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the
interchange to traffic in both directions on the interchange.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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