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Right to Live protest
At least for a few hours Wednesday morning, traffic along Route 173 between Antioch and Fox Lake slowed down. Protesters along the side of the road held signs that read "Reduce Speed" and "safetyonroute173.com." The "Right to Live" protest marked the one-year anniversary of the horrific death of Julieanne Kriens, 20, whose vehicle was smashed between two semi-tractor trailer trucks just 100 yards away from the protest site.
June 9, 2008 is the 1-year anniversary of the death of Julieanne Kriens, 20, who was crushed between two gravel trucks on Route 173 in Antioch. A group of family and friends gathered today at the spot where she died to call for a reduction in the speed limit on Rt.173 from Lake Avenue to Wilmot Road, turning lanes at the entrance of gravel pits, and to add a traffic signal at Lake Avenue and Wilmot Road.
(Special to the News-Sun)
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