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Mother-of-two killed and her five-month-old son injured after they were run down by an SUV as she pushed him in stroller during family vacation

  • Mariah Klinefelter, 35, was killed instantly when she was hit by an SUV 
  • The mother was walking her five-month-old son, Noah, in a stroller in Charlotte County around 7am when they were hit
  • Noah suffered several broken bones but is in stable condition at a hospital
  • Police say the driver of the SUV, 55-year-old Allen Peterson, stayed at the scene of the accident and has not been charged
  • Klinefelter, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had just arrived to the area Thursday night with her husband and two sons for a family vacation

By REGINA F. GRAHAM FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 09:47 EST, 23 April 2016 | UPDATED: 18:19 EST, 23 April 2016

 

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A mother-of-two on her first day of vacation with her family in Florida was killed while walking her five-month-old son in a stroller Friday morning. 

Mariah Klinefelter, 35, was walking on the shoulder of Appleton Boulevard near Bay State Driver in Charlotte County with her son Noah when an SUV hit them around 7am, WZVN reported. 

Police say the mother was instantly killed and Noah was flown via helicopter with serious injuries to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburgh. He is in stable condition despite suffering several broken bones. 

'I saw that some pedestrians were stopped, and a lot of emergency vehicles, and they were trying to resuscitate a person in the grass over there,' neighbor Katherine Heart told WZVN.

Tragic: Mariah Klinefelter (above), 35, was walking on the shoulder of Appleton Boulevard near Bay State Driver in Charlotte County with her son, Noah, when an SUV hit them around 7am
 
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Tragic: Mariah Klinefelter (above), 35, was walking on the shoulder of Appleton Boulevard near Bay State Driver in Charlotte County with her son, Noah, when an SUV hit them around 7am

Police say Mariah (above) was killed instantly and Noah was flown with serious injuries to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburgh. He is in stable condition and suffered several broken bones
 
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Police say Mariah (above) was killed instantly and Noah was flown with serious injuries to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburgh. He is in stable condition and suffered several broken bones

Klinefelter had just arrived to the area Thursday night with her husband and two sons from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The family had planned to spend the week on Captiva Island, WZVN reported. 

Police say the driver of the SUV, 55-year-old Allen Peterson of Port Charlotte, stayed on the scene of the accident and has not been charged, WZVN reported. 

Some neighbors in the area of the accident believe it could have been prevented with sidewalks.   

'It would be safer if we had our sidewalks. And the sidewalks are coming, but let's get them here where they belong next,' Ruth Thurber told WZVN.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the woman was an attorney who worked in the Southpointe office of the law firm Steptoe & Johnson.

Klinefelter had just arrived to the area Thursday night with her husband (pictured with her at their wedding) and two sons from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The family had planned to spend the week on Captiva Island
 
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Klinefelter had just arrived to the area Thursday night with her husband (pictured with her at their wedding) and two sons from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The family had planned to spend the week on Captiva Island

Police say the driver of the SUV, 55-year-old Allen Peterson of Port Charlotte, stayed on the scene of the accident (above) and has not been charged
 
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Police say the driver of the SUV, 55-year-old Allen Peterson of Port Charlotte, stayed on the scene of the accident (above) and has not been charged

According to the law firm's website, Klinefelter worked as a labor and employment attorney who counseled employers 'in a broad spectrum of labor and employment matters comprising state and federal court litigation, matters under the NLRA, including unionization campaigns, labor negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, as well as day-to-day personnel matters and practices.'

She graduated in 2006 from Duquesne University with her law degree. 

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Prior to working at Steptoe & Johnson, she worked as an attorney for Fedex Ground, Eckert Seamans, McGuireWoods and U.S. Steel, the Gazette reported.

Susan Brewer, CEO of Morgantown, W.Va-based Steptoe & Johnson, told the Gazette she found out about the horrific accident Friday afternoon.

'What I said to our people is that she's a very talented labor and employment lawyer and we're very sorry to lose her,' Brewer told the newspaper. 

'And our prayers are with her family. She'd been with us long enough to be very special.'



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Why was she walking on the shoulder of a road? That sounds dangerous.

A horrible accident, but she sounds as though she was acting carelessly. And endangering her children, no less.

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People think they are invincible when on vacation.

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Walking along the road is dangerous. We bought bikes and i was doing some riding along the road and then i realized not smart. People dont pay attention any more.

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But unless there was an oncoming car that made it impossible to get over, he should have been able to see her and avoid this. Maybe he's not criminally responsible and it's just one of those things--but if it was a clear day with little traffic it's hard to believe he couldn't have avoided her.

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No sidewalks, so the edge of the road was the only option.



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7 in the morning?

Sad story. Hope the baby heals quickly.

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Why did they have to walk at all? Did their car break down? Maybe I'm just an old (and more experienced) mother who worries too much, but I would not take my children/babies for a walk on a road, no matter the visibility. Drivers just aren't expecting people to be on a road and aren't really paying attention. Sure, it's wrong, but it's a fact. I'd rather be alive than dead trying to prove a point.

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