The driver who hit and killed East Penn CEO Sally Miksiewicz in a car accident in June was driving under the influence of drugs, according to investigators.
Mark Miller, 56, was intoxicated on prescription and illegal drugs and drove more than twice the speed limit on a narrow country road in Pennsylvania, US, when he hit jogging Miksiewicz with his pickup truck on June 20, said state police.
Miller was charged with numerous offenses including involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, driving at an unsafe speed and reckless driving. An autopsy determined that Miksiewicz died of head injuries.
Miksiewicz was married with four children. She was the daughter of DeLight E. Breidegam Jr., who founded the company along with his father in 1946. She was named CEO in December 2009 and had over three decades of experience in East Penn’s battery manufacturing business.
Over 3,000 people attended her memorial service where East Penn officials and local leaders praised her commitment to factory and community.
Her brother, Dan Breidegam, is currently the company’s vice president of metals and commodities.
