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CHRISTIAN â People from across the region are mourning the loss of charity leader Priscella Cline Smith, who died Wednesday, April 21, after she was struck by a vehicle.
Cline Smith, along with her husband, Mike Smith, was owner of the Paradise Island campground at Christian, located along W.Va. 80 between Man and Gilbert. The two purchased the property in 1992. Every month over the past seven years, they have operated the Miracle Island Unlimited Food Pantry on the property with Cline Smith serving as executive director.
It is estimated the pantry has given out more than 145,000 food boxes, with an average of about 7,000 per month. On the third Wednesday of every month during distribution, vehicles often stretch out all the way onto W.Va. 80.
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CHRISTIAN â Priscella Cline Smith, owner of the Paradise Island campground in the Christian area of Logan County, died early Wednesday morning after officials say she was struck by a vehicle.
According to a press release from the Logan County Sheriffâs Office, police responded to a call from Logan County 911 at about 6:25 a.m. Wednesday morning in regard to a pedestrian being struck by a motor vehicle. While police were route, 911 advised that EMS was on scene and the pedestrian that was struck was deceased.
Deputies spoke with the driver of the vehicle, who stated that they saw a tractor-trailer stopped with its emergency lights on while traveling north on W.Va. 80 near the Paradise Island campground. The driver continued northbound near the tractor-trailer, when they struck the woman, who was identified as Cline Smith. She was pronounced dead on scene.