Group adopts part of I-71 in memory of transgender teen

A transgender teen who committed suicide last December is being remembered along the stretch of highway where she died.Interstate 71 near the South Lebanon exit was adopted as part of the Adopt A Highway Litter Program in memory of Leelah Alcorn.Alcorn, a 17-year-old student from Kings High School, died Dec. 28, 2014, when she stepped into traffic on southbound Interstate 71 in Turtlecreek Township.Troopers said Alcorn’s parents found a handwritten note on her bed the night she died that said “I’ve had enough.”Community members came together to adopt the 2-mile stretch of highway. They hope to do highway cleanups throughout the year.For more information on the Leelah Alcorn Memorial Highway, click here.

A transgender teen who committed suicide last December is being remembered along the stretch of highway where she died.

Interstate 71 near the South Lebanon exit was adopted as part of the Adopt A Highway Litter Program in memory of Leelah Alcorn.

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Alcorn, a 17-year-old student from Kings High School, died Dec. 28, 2014, when she stepped into traffic on southbound Interstate 71 in Turtlecreek Township.

Troopers said Alcorn’s parents found a handwritten note on her bed the night she died that said “I’ve had enough.”

Community members came together to adopt the 2-mile stretch of highway. They hope to do highway cleanups throughout the year.

For more information on the Leelah Alcorn Memorial Highway, click here.

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