(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 20.)
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Berks County woman is charged with throwing her 4-year-old son onto railroad tracks and then jumping into the Schuylkill River.
The crew of a Norfolk Southern freight train spotted the pair about 4 p.m. Monday in Exeter Township in Berks County. The woman was rescued by firefighters using a boat.
Exeter Township Police Officer Kurt Unterkoefler says 27-year-old Christy Petitjean was charged today with endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment of a child, public intoxication and delaying railroad operations.
Police say she remains in Reading Hospital with injuries she sustained during the incident. Her son, who had been wearing only socks, was treated and released to family members. His name is being withheld by police.