Southpointe-based attorney killed by car in Florida
An attorney who worked at a Southpointe law firm was killed and her 5-month-old son seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle while vacationing in Florida.
Mariah Klinefelter, 35, of Upper St. Clair, was pushing baby Noah in a stroller along a Port Charlotte street Friday morning when they were struck by a sport-utility vehicle driven by a Florida man, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
The driver, Allen Peterson, 55, of Port Charlotte, was not injured and has not been charged. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.
Klinefelter joined the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in 2015 as a labor and employment attorney.
Susan Brewer, chief executive officer of the Morgantown, W.Va.-based law firm, said Klinefelter was a gifted attorney and a pleasure to work with.
”Our firm is heartsick over this tragedy,” Brewer said.
”Our prayers go out to Mariah’s entire family and especially to little Noah as he recovers from his injuries,” she added.
Klinefelter also had a 2-year-old child, WZVN in Fort Meyers, Fla., reported. The news channel said Klinefelter had arrived in Charlotte County Thursday to vacation on Captiva Island.