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Georgia's 'Addy’s Law' Enacted After Bus Stop Tragedy

5/22/2025

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Kaylee Andre, 27, received an eight-year prison sentence for the tragic death of 8-year-old Adalynn Pierce, struck at a Henry County bus stop. Pleading guilty to first-degree homicide by vehicle, Andre's case sparked "Addy’s Law," a new measure in Georgia designed to enhance school bus safety and impose harsher penalties for illegally passing stopped buses.

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Kaylee Andre, 27, received an eight-year prison sentence for the tragic death of 8-year-old Adalynn Pierce, struck at a Henry County bus stop. Pleading guilty to first-degree homicide by vehicle, Andre's case sparked "Addy’s Law," a new measure in Georgia designed to enhance school bus safety and impose harsher penalties for illegally passing stopped buses.