ROBESONIA, Pa. – Police say 65-year-old Sherry Yoh, of North Heidelberg Township, was struck and killed Wednesday night while crossing West Penn Avenue near Brooke Street in Robesonia.
“I was devastated to hear about that,” said Lori Brown, owner of Lori’s Candy Station.
Just steps from the crash scene, 69 News met Brown, who has owned the candy shop since 1997. It’s a place filled with kids, families, and longtime memories — now overshadowed by tragedy.
“I grew up in town here,” Brown said. “So I’ve seen the changes over the last 60 years…and traffic is terrible.”
She says fear along this stretch of West Penn Avenue isn’t new.
“We had the incident the other year at the traffic light where the fellow was hit,” Brown said. “You just hate to see that.”
She’s referring to 2021, when 65-year-old Robert Hatt was killed in a hit-and-run while walking his dog on the same road.
Standing along Penn Avenue, the concern is clear as cars speed by.
“I always make sure traffic has stopped, even though the light’s red, because you can’t assume they’re going to stop,” Brown said. “Everybody tries to beat the light.”
Brown says while new crosswalk signs have been added, more needs to be done.
“Maybe flashing lights with the crosswalk signs,” she said. “A couple of the crosswalk signs aren’t even close to where the crosswalk is.”
Police say the investigation into Wednesday night’s crash continues. No charges have been filed.