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TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney to protect families who have suffered the loss of a loved one from being taken advantage of by auto towing and storage facilities received final legislative approval today when the Senate unanimously approved the measure.

“When a fatal accident occurs it is unlikely that the surviving family members immediately think about the location of the vehicle,” said Senator Sweeney, D-Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem. “Currently, family members are then forced to try to track down which storage facility had the motor vehicle. Unfortunately, by the time family members are able to locate the vehicle, hundreds of dollars in fees have been racked up.”

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney to protect families who have suffered the loss of a loved one from being taken advantage of by towing and storage facilities was approved by the Senate Law, Public Safety, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee today.

Senator Sweeney said that the bill will be named Daniel Mackay’s Law, in honor of the 18-year-old Gloucester County man who was killed in a traffic accident on Interstate 295 in June of 2006.