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Woman charged in trooper death

Cops: Drunk driver was 4 times over legal limit. Lancaster New Era

Published: Apr 22, 2008

11:15 EST

By JANET KELLEY, Staff 

A motorist responsible for a traffic accident that claimed the life of a Lancaster state trooper last month had a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit, officials said today.

Kristina M. Quercetti, 40, of Landenberg, Chester County, was charged today with numerous offenses from the accident, including homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of intoxicants – a charge that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of three years in prison. 

Trooper Kenton E. Iwaniec, 24, had just finished work on his shift at the Avondale barracks and was driving home to Lancaster, traveling north on Route 41, police said, when Quercetti’s sport utility vehicle crashed head-on into his car around 10:20 p.m. on March 27. 

Quercetti’s blood alcohol content was 0.34 percent, according to court documents filed today before District Judge Thomas Martin 

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