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Probe Continues After 10-Year-Old Marleigh Guevara Is Killed in Webster Crash

Police say the driver showed no signs of impairment at the scene.

Overview

  • Marleigh Guevara, 10, was struck on School Street in Webster shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday and later died at UMass Memorial after a passerby used an automated defibrillator and performed CPR.
  • Police identified the driver as Sherry Mae Plitouke, 35, of Southbridge, who stayed at the scene and has not been charged in the Webster case.
  • Investigators reported no signs of impairment by the driver at the crash site, and the accident reconstruction unit and the Worcester County district attorney’s office are now reviewing evidence.
  • Court records show Plitouke was arrested in Dudley on April 3 on alleged drug-impaired driving and drug possession charges, and she pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance.
  • Family and neighbors held a candlelight vigil Monday night and schools offered grief counseling, with residents renewing calls for safer traffic on the busy stretch near the crash.