Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office will not pursue criminal charges against the mother of 2-year-old Maddox Derkosh.
The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office will not pursue criminal charges against Elizabeth Derkosh, the mother of the Maddox Derkosh, who was killed in a tragic mauling accident at the Pittsburgh Zoo in early November. However, KDKA reports District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. is investigating a possible criminal negligence charge against the zoo. Elizabeth and 2-year-old Maddox, both of Whitehall Borough's Highgrove Road, were visiting the zoo on Nov. 4 when Maddox fell from the top of a platform railing to the ground inside of the pit area of an African painted dogs exhibit, according to a statement from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Pittsburgh police said that the child lost his balance after his mother lifted him in a …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Maddox Derkosh of Whitehall Borough was buried on Friday.
William Slater II Funeral Service in Scott Township, the place where friends and family visited 2-year-old Maddox Derkosh on Thursday after his tragic death at the Pittsburgh Zoo, will continue for the immediate future to collect toy construction trucks to be donated to a children's Christmas charity in Maddox's memory. Original plans were to collect trucks at Slater Funeral Service through Thursday, but a representative of the funeral service said Friday that the toy collection would continue "indefinitely." The same can be said for the Whitehall Police Department, which serves the Derkosh family's home municipality of Whitehall Borough. A representative of the police station said that trucks can continue to be dropped off at the station …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
A state House bill mirrors the state's new texting ban with regard to enforcement and penalties.
State Reps. William C. Kortz II and Martin Michael Schmotzer appeared at a news conference this week at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC to support legislation that bans Pennsylvania drivers from talking on hand-held cellphones while driving. Their bill would mirror the state's new texting ban with regard to enforcement and penalties. The use of a hand-held cellphone while driving would become a primary offense with a $50 fine, or a $100 fine if driving in a school zone, work zone or highway safety corridor. Exceptions to the ban would include drivers using GPS devices, when their vehicles are stopped due to traffic obstructions and when initiating phone calls. The bill would also require the Pennsylvania Department of …
LisaP
12:38 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Neither should be charged. Mom made a terrible mistake and will suffer forever, the zoo put up signs in the first place and will now modify the exhibit even more. more ›