Car Crash Totals Civil War Monument In Gettysburg
Driver Faces Charges
Posted: 4:18 p.m. EST November 13, 2003Updated: 4:22 p.m. EST November 13, 2003
A Gettysburg woman is facing charges after an accident in which her sport utility vehicle damaged a Civil War monument in the Gettysburg National Military Park
Park officials said Laura Staub failed to negotiate a curve on West Howard Avenue on the Gettysburg battlefield Wednesday night. The SUV she was driving struck a drainage culvert, overturning as it left the road, and colliding with the 74th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, according to park officials.
The monument, a large granite sculpture of a color bearer and flag on a granite pedestal, was severely damaged, breaking into several pieces. Initial National Park Service estimates for the repair of the monument are between $15,000 and $20,000.
Veterans and survivors of the Battle of Gettysburg dedicated the monument in 1888.
Staub was charged with failure to maintain control of a vehicle.
This is the second recent car crash that has damaged a piece of Civil War history at Gettysburg. A couple weeks ago, a Maryland man lost control of his car and hit a Civil War cannon, leaving it in pieces.
Park officials said Laura Staub failed to negotiate a curve on West Howard Avenue on the Gettysburg battlefield Wednesday night. The SUV she was driving struck a drainage culvert, overturning as it left the road, and colliding with the 74th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, according to park officials.
The monument, a large granite sculpture of a color bearer and flag on a granite pedestal, was severely damaged, breaking into several pieces. Initial National Park Service estimates for the repair of the monument are between $15,000 and $20,000.
Veterans and survivors of the Battle of Gettysburg dedicated the monument in 1888.
Staub was charged with failure to maintain control of a vehicle.
This is the second recent car crash that has damaged a piece of Civil War history at Gettysburg. A couple weeks ago, a Maryland man lost control of his car and hit a Civil War cannon, leaving it in pieces.
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- October 22, 2003: Car Takes Out Civil War Cannon
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