The family of a 3-year-old girl who died in October after falling into a grease trap outside an ice cream shop in Auburn joined Gov. Kay Ivey today for a ceremonial signing of a bill intended to prevent such tragedies.
The Sadie Grace Andrews Act requires grease traps to be secured with a bolt or lock or be heavy enough to prevent access by children, and to be able to withstand expected loads.
Sadie was playing with her brothers and sisters when she stepped onto the lid of the grease trap, which apparently was not secured, fell in and drowned. The lid closed back on top of her, the Lee County coroner said at the time.
The Andrews family lives in Auburn. Sadie left behind her parents and five siblings.