"The city lost a great citizen and a great friend" "She realizes what alcohol addiction does to people, Her death diminishes all of us because of her work in the community."
Mary will be remembered for her humor, her kindness shown to others and her enduring committment.
Mary was crossing the street about 5 p.m. after leaving the Weis Market at 2020 N. 13th St. with a small bag of groceries when she was struck by a pickup truck.
Reading woman, 81, struck and killed crossing street near Albright
Article dated 8/23/2008
Article dated 9/11/2008
Pennside man charged in traffic death of 81-year-old woman
The driver who hit Mary had a blood-alcohol level of 0.125 percent & also had marijuana in his system. A motorist with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent is legally drunk in Pennsylvania.
This driver had been arrested TWICE before for drunken driving in Berks County, He was convicted once and acquitted after arrests in Cumru & South Heidelberg townships.
At the time of the fatal crash, # was on parole for a simple assault conviction in Exeter Township. He was sentenced to six to 23 months for that incident in March 2007.
Article Dated 2/9/2010
Victim in pedestrian accident remembered as great citizen; Pennside man sentenced to up to seven years in prison Sentenced to 2 1/2 to seven years in state prison
