The Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego has placed white and orange construction barrels in front of its entrance after a 2-year-old boy was killed on July 30 when a car crashed into the restaurant.

The restaurant has reopened its drive-thru and dining room. Portillo’s intends to install bollards in front of the entrance, Oswego Village President Ryan Kauffman said,

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

“They’re going to do that on their own,” Kauffman said after the Aug. 4 Oswego Village Board meeting. “That would not be mandated by the village. There’s already bollards around the outdoor seating.”

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

“As part of the review process for any new restaurant, we require them to be around a permanent outdoor seating area but not in front of the door,” Kauffman said. “We are going to take a look at what we can do to strengthen our policies around this.”

Oswego police continue to investigate the crash but are currently considering it an accident.

Kauffman said the village has begun reviewing its ordinances and safety protocols to identify what more can be done to help prevent such tragedies in the future.

“I’ve asked staff to start looking at our current and existing ordinances to see what we have on the books already and then look at where other communities have had similar issues and start reaching out and seeing what we can do to prevent something like this from ever happening again,” he said.

Village trustee Rachelle Koenig agreed in following such an approach.

“I think it’s important for us to honor this little boy’s short life by preventing similar tragedies in the future,” she said during the meeting.

All of the 13 victims, including the toddler, were in the restaurant at the time of the crash. Eight people, including the 50-year-old driver of the vehicle, were taken to area hospitals, according to the Oswego Police Department.

With the exception of the 2-year-old child, the individuals taken for injuries ranged in age from their 20s to their 60s.

The Kane County Coroner’s office is investigating the death of the toddler. Following the crash, the child was taken to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, where he was pronounced dead.

Preliminary findings from an autopsy conducted on July 31 indicate that the cause of death is consistent with multiple traumatic injuries.

Five other people were treated at the scene and declined further medical treatment.

The 2011 Lincoln MKZ Sedan was driven by a 50-year-old woman from Canton, Michigan, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, police said. It is not known if the driver was having a medical emergency at the time of the crash, Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin said.

A memorial set up in front of the restaurant continues to grow in size.