Thailand Brooks, 23 years old of Fairview Heights, died at the scene and the 22-year-old man driving the car she was in was airlifted to an area hospital.
The mayor said this new bill would shift dispatch duties from Bridgeton to St. Louis County, a move that would hopefully get people the help they need faster.
The crash rushed the soon to be high school graduate to the hospital in critical condition. Even medical workers said it's a miracle she's recovering the way she is.