ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Orange County commissioners have passed a measure requiring new daycare centers on busy roads to have outside protective barriers that could halt oncoming vehicles.
Commissioners on Tuesday voted to make up to $200,000 in grants available to daycare owners who want to install concrete planters or steel posts outside their businesses.
The Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1XSyhQe ) reports that owners of existing daycares can each apply for up to $10,000 in grants to add safety barriers.
The new ordinance was passed in response to the death of 4-year-old Lily Quintus, who was killed in 2014 when a car rear-ended another vehicle, sending it careening into the daycare center where Lily was playing.
The driver of the first vehicle, Robert Corchado, was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com/
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