Crossing guard who died after being hit honored in Spartanburg It's part of an effort to make the area safer for children Share Updated: 12:07 AM EST Jan 26, 2021 It's part of an effort to make the area safer for children Share Updated: 12:07 AM EST Jan 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S $1.9 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE. >> SHE WAS A CROSSING GUARD WHO DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR. HER MEMORY WAS HONORED TONIGHT IN SPARTANBURG. OUR NOLAN BLAIR EXPLAINS HOW IT'S ALSO AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE AREA SAFER FOR CHILDREN. NOLAN? NOLAN: CAROL. AN ENTRANCE INTO JESSE BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE CALLED MS. EMMA TAYLOR WAY. IT WILL BE NEAR A NEW CROSSWALK AND A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL. >> WE CRY, I MEAN WE CRY, BECAUSE I WOKE UP THAT MORNING AND SHE WAS GOING OUT THE DOOR TO CROSS THESE KIDS TO SCHOOL TO DO WHAT SHE LOVED TO DO. NOLAN: EMMA TAYLOR'S DAUGHTER ROBIN ROBINSON WON'T EVER FORGET OCTOBER 30TH 2018. >> THE NEXT TIME I SAW MY MOM SHE WAS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM SOMEONE HAD HIT HER AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I'LL NEVER FORGET. REPORTER: TAYLOR DIED DAYS EMMA TAYLOR WAS DEARLY LOVED BY ALL THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO'S LIVES SHE TOUCHED. REPORTER: ON MONDAY NIGHT, SPARTANBURG CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION THAT WILL CREATE AN EMMA TAYLOR HONORARY STREET SIGN. IT WILL PLACED AT THE ENTRANCE OF JESSE BOYD ELEMENTARY RIGHT NEAR A NEW CROSS WALK AND NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL. >> I KNOW MY MOM IS IN HEAVEN JUST SMILING DOWN FROM EAR TO EAR THIS IS WHAT SHE HAD WANTED ALL THE TIME. >> HAVING THIS NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND NEW CROSSWALK PLACEMENT IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR PIECE IN MOVING US FORWARD IN CREATING AN EVEN SAFER ENVIRONMENT. REPORTER: TAYLOR'S FAMILY. HAPPY THAT SHE IS STILL PLAYING A PART. IN CREATING A SAFER PLACE FOR CHILDREN >> IT MELTS MY HEART, IT WON'T BRING HER BACK BUT JUST TO KNOW THAT SHE'S STILL BEING REMEMBERED AND HONORED IN SUCH A GREAT WAY LIKE I'M HAPPY, I'M HAPPY. REPORTER: AND FUNDING FOR THE NEW INTERSECTION IS COMING FROM THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG, SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 7, AND THE STATE. REPORTING IN SPARTANBU