Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Kelly E. Smith, 42, died Monday in Upper Macungie. A memorial service is Friday.
- OBITUARIES
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Kelly E. Smith, 42, of Slatington, died Monday April 18, 2011, in Upper Macungie Township. She was the wife of Kenneth A. Smith Jr. They celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary last May. Born in Allentown, May 25, 1968, she was a daughter of Herman J. Williams II and Carol A. (Ferry) Williams of Slatington. She graduated from Northern Lehigh High School in 1986. Kelly was a school bus driver for Parkland School District for the past 12 years. She was previously employed as a day care worker for Park Avenue Day Care, Neffs, and a longtime member of St. Johns United Church of Christ, Howertown. Kelly's greatest love was her daughter, Jennifer, and all the wonderful children from her daily bus routes. Survivors: Loving husband; parents; …
Monday, April 18, 2011
Kelly Smith, beloved by students and co-workers, worked for the school district for 12 years
- POLICE & FIRE
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Monday, April 18, 2011
The Parkland School District has released the following statement regarding Monday morning's fatal bus crash at the Upper Macungie Municipal Building: "Early this morning, a tragic accident occurred as one of Parkland’s longtime bus drivers departed to pick up her students. Kelly E. Smith, 42, passed away as a result of an accident. No students were on the bus at the time. There is speculation that she may have suffered some type of medical incident prior to or during the accident that made her lose control of her vehicle. Upon examination by emergency medical personnel, it was deemed that Kelly might have lost her life before losing control of the bus." Dr. Louise E. Donohue, Superintendent of Schools stated, “First and foremost our …
One person was killed when the bus plowed into the Upper Macungie municipal building.
Longtime Parkland school district bus driver Kelly Smith was killed when her bus crashed into the Upper Macungie municipal building at about 8 a.m. Monday. No students were on board when the accident happened at 8300 Schantz Road. Police say the bus side swiped a Ford Taurus and then swerved off the road, slamming into the building. Officials say a medical episode may have affected the bus driver. No serious injuries to the car's driver or passenger were reported. Smith, 42, was ejected from the bus. "She came out of the bus. I don't believe she was wearing a seatbelt," said Roger Heins, administrative sergeant of Berks-Lehigh Regional Police. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow, according to Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim. Smith, who …
teresa harding
11:11 pm on Tuesday, September 6, 2011
i miss her alot i remember that day very well started off good and ended bad i was so upset for the next month took awhile to get used to and stuff i remember all the good times and wish i chuld go back miss u alot miss kelly more ›