Driver gets ticket after hitting and killing pedestrian in Hershey crosswalk
Updated 6:07 AM;
A driver who struck and killed a 65-year-old man while he was in a crosswalk in downtown Hershey last month has been cited with careless driving, a summary offense that could result in a license suspension, prosecutors said.
A summary citation was filed Monday charging Hershey resident Michelle H. Walls, 56, with careless driving resulting in death. The citation is ordering her to pay $629 in fines for the March 3 crash that killed 65-year-old Karl Piasecki. She could also be facing six months to a year-long license suspension, according to PennDOT spokeswoman Fritzi Schreffler.
Updated: 4:40 PM EDT April 23, 2021
HERSHEY, Pa. The driver involved in a March 3 crash that killed a pedestrian in Derry Township will be charged with careless driving resulting in an unintentional death, but will avoid the more serious charge of homicide by vehicle, Derry Township Police said Friday.
Michelle Walls, of Hershey, was driving a GMC Yukon SUV that struck and killed 65-year-old Karl Piasecki as he crossed West Chocolate Avenue at about 7:30 a.m. on March 3, police say.
An investigation determined Piasecki was lawfully within the crosswalk when he was struck by Walls, who did not see him as she turned left from Ridge Road.
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