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Fevereiro 3, 1986
Born in Pennsylvania on February 3, 1986.
Agosto 11, 2007
Passed away on August 11, 2007.
Agosto 13, 2007
Victims in fatal crash in Columbia identified
Lancaster New Era (PA)
Columbia police have identified the young woman killed and three others seriously injured in a car crash in Columbia early Saturday.
Ashley Victoria Jean Wolpert, 21, of 727 Kinderhook Road, Columbia, died of injuries she sustained in the 1:45 a.m. crash on Route 462 and South Ninth Street in the borough.
She was pronounced dead at Lancaster General Hospital a short time later. Her obituary appears in today's New Era.
Columbia police identified the three other occupants of the blue Jeep sport utility vehicle as:
Amanda Lewis, 21, of 2146 Oak Hollow Drive, Apt. D5, Columbia;
Lindsey Studenroth, 22, of 29. N. 10th St., Columbia;
Kristi Fulmer, 23, of 216 N. Third St., Columbia.
Police said Lewis, Studenroth and Fulmer were still in critical condition this morning at undisclosed medical facilities. They would not say who was driving, or to whom the vehicle is registered.
Wolpert and the three others were traveling west on Route 462 in the Jeep when the vehicle crashed into a wall.
Police said the vehicle clipped the end of the bridge over Shawnee Run and went off the right side of the road onto the sidewalk in front of the Union National Community Bank.
The Jeep then traveled about 100 yards, narrowly missed an outcropping of rocks, and crashed into a concrete block retaining wall in front of 855 Lancaster Ave., which is Route 462.
All four people inside the vehicle had to be extricated by fire and ambulance company rescuers before they were taken to Lancaster General.
According to her obituary, Wolpert was the daughter of Michael J. Wolpert Sr., married to Eileen Wolpert, of Columbia, and Victoria Lutz Wolpert, fiancee of Ed Herman, with whom she resided.
She was a 2005 graduate of Lancaster County Academy and was enrolled in the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center's practical nursing program.
Besides her parents and four siblings, Wolpert is survived by a daughter, Alexandria.
Agosto 13, 2007
Victim identified in fatal crash
Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)
The woman killed in a car crash in Columbia early Saturday has been identified as Ashley Victoria Jean Wolpert. Her obituary appears in today's newspaper.
Wolpert, 21, of 727 Kinderhook Road, Columbia, was pronounced dead on arrival at Lancaster General Hospital shortly after a 1:45 a.m. crash on Route 462, near South Eighth Street.
Wolpert and three others were traveling west on Route 462 in a Jeep when the vehicle crashed into a wall.
Police said the vehicle clipped the end of the bridge over Shawnee Run and went off the right side of the road onto the sidewalk in front of the Union National Community Bank.
The Jeep then traveled about 100 yards, narrowly missed an outcropping of rocks, and crashed into a concrete block retaining wall in front of 855 Lancaster Ave., which is Route 462.
All four people inside the vehicle had to be extricated by fire and ambulance company rescuers before they were taken to Lancaster General.
The three others traveling with Wolpert were critically injured, according to published reports.
Columbia police on Sunday would not identify the three, nor would they provide information on their conditions.
Agosto 13, 2007
Ashley Victoria Jean Wolpert 2/3/1986 ~ 8/11/2007
Ashley Victoria Jean Wolpert, 21, of 727 Kinderhook Road, Columbia went home to her Lord to be a star in heaven early Saturday morning.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Michael J. Wolpert, Sr. and his wife Eileen, Columbia and Victoria Lutz Wolpert fiancée of Ed Herman with who she resided.
She was a 2005 graduate of the Lancaster County Academy and would have graduated in December from the Lancaster County career and technology Center Practical Nursing Program.
Ashley was a loving mother to her daughter Alexandria and her zest for life was evident to all who knew her. She loved animals, especially her two dogs, dancing, snowboarding and boating on the Susquehanna River.
She appeared in numerous stage productions with Kenny Rogers and once twirled with Paula's School Baton. In addition she was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia
In addition to her daughter and parents, she is survived by her companion John C. Gamby, Jr. Columbia; brothers Michael J. Wolpert, Jr., Columbia; Sean M. Wolpert, Columbia; Jonathan Murray, Philadelphia and sister Emily wife of Chris Redding, Columbia. Her Paternal Grandparents Lawrence E. Sr. and Theresa Wolpert of Columbia also survive.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held from St. Peter's Catholic Church Second and Union Sts. Columbia PA on Thursday at 11:00AM with the Rev. Peter I. Hahn, Celebrant. Final Commendation and Farewell in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery. There will be no viewing Thursday morning, however the family will receive friends at the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc. 519 Walnut St. Columbia PA on Wednesday from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM. At the request of the family, please omit flowers. Contributions to the Alexandria S. Gamby Trust Fund c/o Northwest Savings Bank 350 Locust St. Columbia PA 17512 in Ashley's memory would be deeply appreciated.
Agosto 14, 2007
Fatal SUV crash driver among 3 in hospitals
Lancaster New Era (PA)
Police now know who was driving the sport-utility vehicle involved in Saturday morning's violent crash in Columbia that claimed one woman's life and left others in critical condition.
The late-model Jeep Grand Cherokee belongs to 23-year-old Kristi Fulmer and she was the driver, police reported today.
Police will be obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle so they can go over it thoroughly to see if it had any mechanical defects, Officer Matthew D. Leddy said.
Also, police will be studying the impact, performing crush tests, and conducting a speed analysis in an attempt to determine how fast the vehicle was traveling before and when it struck a retaining wall along Route 462.
And investigators also are awaiting the results of blood-alcohol tests from accident victims.
One passenger, Ashley Victoria Jean Wolpert, 21, of 727 Kinderhook Road, Columbia, died in the 1:45 a.m. crash.
Fulmer, of 216 N. Third St., Columbia, and another passenger, Amanda Lewis, 21, of 2146 Oak Hollow Drive, Apt. D-5, Columbia, are both listed in critical condition at Lancaster General Hospital.
A third passenger, Lindsey Studenroth, 22, of 29 N. Tenth St., Columbia, is listed in critical condition in an intensive care unit at Hershey Medical Center.
Fulmer lost control while traveling west in the 1000 block of Lancaster Avenue (Route 462), police said. The vehicle traveled out of control from the 1000 block to the 900 block before its front end hit the wall at the South Ninth Street intersection, police said.
Police are unsure where the four women were going when the accident happened. They were described as long-time friends.
Janeiro 19, 2008
Driver charged in fatal crash
Columbia woman was DUI, police say
By PATRICK BURNS, Staff
Intelligencer Journal
Published: Jan 19, 2008 2:29 AM EST
COLUMBIA, Pa. - Police filed homicide-by-vehicle and other charges Friday against Kristi L. Fulmer of Columbia in the Aug. 11 alcohol-related wreck that killed 21-year-old Ashley Victoria Jean Wolpert.
Fulmer, 23, of 216 N. Third St., had a blood alcohol level of .162 percent — more than double the legal limit — one hour after she crashed her 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, killing Wolpert and severely injuring two other passengers, police said.
Fulmer was arraigned Friday in Columbia before District Justice Robert Herman and released on $20,000 unsecured bail.
Herman did not schedule a date for a preliminary hearing for Fulmer, who was charged on multiple counts, including homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving.
Fulmer's vehicle was traveling west when it struck a retaining wall at Lancaster Avenue (Route 462) and South Ninth Street about 1:45 a.m. Witnesses told police her Jeep had just passed a vehicle in a no-passing zone when Fulmer lost control and crashed.
Fulmer and two of her passengers, Amanda Lewis, 21, and Lindsey Studenroth, 22, were treated for multiple traumatic injuries at Lancaster General Hospital.
Wolpert, who was sitting in the rear seat, was pronounced dead on arrival at LGH.
According to the complaint, Lewis and Studenroth suffered severe head trauma, multiple broken bones and internal injuries. Lewis' legs are still impaired, and she suffers from mild brain damage. Studenroth suffers from severe brain damage.
Police described the four women as longtime friends.
Wolpert, a 2005 graduate of Lancaster County Academy, would have graduated in December from the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center practical nursing program. She was the mother of a young daughter.
A reconstruction of the crash by police showed that Fulmer's vehicle swerved across both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Lancaster Avenue before leaving the roadway.
The Jeep struck a metal guardrail, continued onto the lawn at Union National Community Bank, struck multiple street signs and finally crashed into a cement-block retaining wall at 855 Lancaster Ave.
The posted speed limit in the area is 30 mph, police said. Three witnesses who were in a car that Fulmer passed — Paul Kaufhold, Erika Reardon and Heather Cidor — said Fulmer's vehicle appeared to be traveling in excess of 60 mph and had swerved around their car in a no-passing zone prior to losing control and crashing.
Maio 15, 2009
Woman jailed 4-8 yrs. for drunk-driving fatality
from Lancaster New Era
Badly injured woman testifies at emotional sentencing of friend, who is jailed 4-8 years for being drunk driver in fatal crash.
Kristi Fulmer took the hand of the young woman sitting in the front row of the Lancaster County courtroom.
One woman was killed and two permanently injured in this wrecked Jeep, driven by a drunk driver who was sentenced in court today. The crash happened in August 2007 in Columbia.
I'll always love you," Fulmer told Amanda Lewis, who was a passenger in her Jeep the night of the terrible crash. "We'll have troubles, but we'll always be friends."
Fulmer, 24, of Columbia, then walked to the center of the courtroom, where she was sentenced to 4 to 8 years in state prison for driving drunk and causing a crash that killed one friend and seriously injured two others.
The four young friends were traveling through Columbia early on the morning of Aug. 11, 2007, when Fulmer crashed into a cement wall along Route 462.
Ashley Victoria Jean Wolpert, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lewis, 21 at the time of the accident, and another passenger, Lindsey Studenroth, 22 at the time, suffered permanent injuries.
In January, Fulmer pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol.
This morning, before President Judge Louis J. Farina imposed sentence on Fulmer, he heard from Lewis, her mother, Darla Church, Studenroth and Wolpert's mother, Victoria, about the accident's impact on their lives.
The judge also heard from Fulmer's family, acquaintances and two of the victims' fathers, who both asked the judge for mercy on Fulmer.
And Fulmer herself addressed the court, and the victim's families, asking if she could turn to face them before speaking.
Sobbing, she said, "I lost a wonderful friend ... I'm sorry."
She said she was proud of her friends for overcoming their injuries and said, "I love you all."
There was anger, forgiveness and a deep grief in the courtroom as people rose to speak before the sentencing.
Ashley Wolpert's mother, Victoria, told the judge, "I don't want revenge. I only want justice. No decision will ever make my loss go away...I will never be a happy person again."
She told Farina that standing before him was not the hardest thing she had ever done in her life.
"Burying my daughter was," she said.
Ashley was her only child, Mrs. Wolpert said.
She was "my life, my joy, my happiness and laughter. Sometimes my pain in the butt," she said, adding, "I miss her."
After the accident, Mrs. Wolpert said she remembered going into the hospital emergency room and seeing the chaplain and knowing bad news was coming.
She saw her daughter.
"She looked like she was just sleeping," Mrs. Wolpert said. "I said, 'Wake up! You can't do this to us.' "
But when she touched her daughter, Mrs. Wolpert said, the body was cold.
Fulmer sobbed as Mrs. Wolpert continued to tell the judge how her daughter had so many things going for her: there was a promising career, as she was just about to get her diploma as a licensed practical nurse, and there were the joys of motherhood. Ashley Wolpert was the mother of a baby daughter, Alexandria.
"She's gone and you are the one responsible," Mrs. Wolpert said to Fulmer.
As Fulmer sobbed and said she was sorry, Mrs. Wolpert continued to talk about how someday Fulmer will get out of prison and on with her life.
"Alexandria's mother is never going to come back."
Studenroth, one of the injured victims, said, "My life was forever changed.
After months in rehabilitation, learning to walk, talk and eat again, "with God's help, I beat the odds," the young woman said.
"I'm alone a lot of the time now," Studenroth added. "I can no longer relate to a lot of my friends....No resolution will ever resolve what happened."
Studenroth closed by asking everyone to pray for Wolpert and her daughter.
"I just want to say I know this was an accident," Lewis said, when it was her turn before the judge.
"We were best friends before the accident," she said, adding that someday, "I hope things can be the way they were. I love you."
But Lewis' mother accused Fulmer of not only causing her daughter's perment and serious injuries, but turning her back on her.
"You were good friends until the accident," Church told Fulmer, but since then she has seen Fulmer and her sister drive right by her daughter. Fulmer, she says, has never given her daughter a ride to a doctor's appointment or offered to help with her children and has even shouted out remarks to her when she saw her on the street.
"What is wrong with you? She's got brain damage," Church said to the defendant.
Church outlined all the injuries suffered by her daughter, including a broken neck and multiple strokes. Her daughter, she added, has pins in her legs and no idea what the prognosis is for the future.
Several people asked Farina for mercy on Fulmer, including family members of the victims.
"I know Ashley, if she was here today, would not want to see Kristi go to jail for a long, long time," said Michael Wolpert, the father of the young woman who died.
"Please," he said, "I'm asking for the court to be lenient to Kristi."
"God put on my heart we're going to forgive," said Dennis Studenroth, Lindsey's father.
If it was his daughter standing before the court in Fulmer's spot, he said, "I would ask someone to speak kindly of her."
Fulmer's mother, Linda, defended her daughter, saying, "Her remorse is every day and it's real."
Fulmer suffered multiple injuries, too, she said, and almost died.
"She's been through a lot," Mrs. Fulmer said. "There's not a day that doesn't go by when she doesn't realize what a tragedy this is."
Fulmer had a blood-alcohol level of 0.16 percent, which is twice the legal limit in Pennsylvania, police said.
In addition to pleading guilty to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of intoxicants and to two counts of aggravated assault while driving under the influence of intoxicants, Fulmer pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, drunken driving, reckless driving and a traffic violation.