Brandy L. Horner.Photo:Hoffman Funeral Homes
Hoffman Funeral Homes
A mom of two is being remembered for her passion for family and early education after she died following an incident at a Pennsylvania fair.
“Through investigation, it was determined that during a tractor pull event, the vehicle being driven sustained an equipment malfunction,” police wrote.
Union County Coroner Dominick Adamo said she was transported to Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, but died less than an hour after the incident, according to theDemocrat.
The coroner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Dennis Boop, president of the Union County West End Fair, said there is no protective fencing around the track where the incident occurred, according toPennLive.com. “It was a freak accident,” he claimed.
Police said there was no suspicion of foul play or criminality.
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Horner worked at The Learning Lamp in Richland, per her obituary. Leah Spangler, president of the nonprofit, said Horner enjoyed her work.
“Brandy’s heart was really into her work because she loved working with kids and saw the value in the preschool program,” Spangler told theDemocrat.
Staff at The Learning Lamp are expected to meet as a group and discuss how to best honor Horner’s life, according to theDemocrat.
“[It] is a huge loss for our organization,” Spangler told the outlet, “and with school starting back up, it’s going to be very hard on our preschool team, because that department is so close with one another.”
Union County West End FairannouncedSaturday morning that all of the day’s events at the pulling track were canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances.”
However, the remainder of the fair’s schedule, including the PACE tractor pulls and the parade, still went on “as planned.”
source: people.com
