The auditorium of Cole Hall is normally filled with the sounds of equations, pencils hitting paper and the occasional snore of an overworked college student. However, on Tuesday, the hall echoed with the sounds of occasional laughter and standing ovations; the film festival had finally returned. The 23rd Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival has.
MARTINSBURG â For lifelong Hedgesville resident Annie Otto, heartache and triumph in her own life fueled a passion for child safety as sheâs spent her lifetime ensuring children remain with their families when their parents are unable to care for them.
Admired for her passion, knowledge and deep love of helping children of all ages find peace and comfort in their home lives, however that may be, Otto hadnât always been on the forefront advocating for the rights of grandparents and the grandchildren they care for.
According to the mother of three, she spent much of her working career as the supervisor of transportation for the Berkeley County Board of Education, had obtained her associate degree from Hagerstown Junior College and was a certified veterans official.
there were five kids playing in that driveway. the woman behind the wheel of a large suv hit the wrong pedal according to police. instead of stopping the suv, lunged backwards into the children. the driver s daughter is now dead, four others were injured. one of them critically. max milan mendez shows the collapsed wall of the garage. the five children, ranging in age from toddler to 11 were standing in front of it when the ford expedition slammed into them. the wall gave way and bricks came raining down on the children. killing 8-year-old natalie hernandez cruz. the driver s daughter. translator: i came outside and i was paralyzed with fear. everybody was screaming. there was a lot of commotion. luckily, my son heard the screams and came down. and tried to rescue those that were buried underneath the rubble. reporter: the whoebl horrible accident began with a dispute over the living situation at the home on hannen street. the driver of the expedition, 33-year-old maria