Area State Senator Cathy Young has introduced legislation that would ban the type of guardrail that was involved in a crash that claimed the life of a Fredonia native in Tennessee from being used in New York State. The Olean Republican says that 27-year-old Hannah Eimers was killed in the crash last November on I-75 after her vehicle struck an "X-Lite" guardrail, which penetrated the cabin of the car, killing Eimers instantly. Besides banning the use of "X-Lite" guardrail products, Young's legislation would also require that any existing "X-Lite" guardrail products be replaced.
Hannah Eimers (Photo by WBIR-TV)
