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Deputy coroner struck, killed on I-99

By From Staff Reports 1 min read

BELLEFONTE -- A deputy coroner in Centre County died in a crash over the weekend in Blair County.

Judith D. Pleskonko, 69, of Philipsburg, was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 99 near Tipton, according to state police at Hollidaysburg.

Pleskonko was involved in a crash around 2 p.m. in the southbound lane, which caused her vehicle to cross over to the northbound lane near mile marker 44.2 in Antis Township, police said.

According to reports, Pleskonko left her vehicle and was walking to where the crash happened when she was struck by oncoming traffic.

The Blair County coroner pronounced her dead at the scene.

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