Lawmakers consider bill requiring life jackets for kids on public docks and piers
Last summer, 6-year-old Jaseh Martinez fell off a pier on the Housatonic River in Stratford and drowned.
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Connecticut lawmakers are considering a new law that would require children under 12 to wear a life jacket on any public dock or pier.
Last summer, 6-year-old Jaseh Martinez fell off a pier on the Housatonic River in Stratford and drowned.
"I don't envision, you know, the 'life preserver police' ready to hand out infractions. I see this more of a safety opportunity and education," says State Rep. Joe Gresko (D-Stratford).
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Some town officials say they oppose the idea, citing that the law is vague and could open them up to lawsuits.
