A 2-year-old boy was killed on July 30 when a car drove into a Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego. Mark Busch/Shaw Local News Network

The Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego plans to install bollards in front of its entrance after a 2-year-old boy was killed on July 30 when a car crashed into the restaurant.

“They’re going to do that on their own,” Oswego Village President Ryan Kauffman said after Monday’s Oswego Village Board meeting. “That would not be mandated by the village. There’s already bollards around the outdoor seating.”

A bollard is a short vertical post used to manage traffic and parking around areas where there are a lot of pedestrians.

Oswego requires bollards for all commercial outdoor dining areas, Kauffman said.

“As part of the review process for any new restaurant, we req

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