Thanks for posting this. I'll add the info to the website. The article says the 20-something-driver is jailed for DUI and property (cemetery) damage. So, I'd suggest that any relative or a descendant send a letter to the Court (can call the County Commissioners to ask who the letter should be addressed to). Include a copy of the newspaper article and ask that *your* relative/ancestor's stone be specifically included in the "costs" charged to the defendant. I'd put something like "cost of repair if possible or replacement and installation of a comparably sized stone as the size of the original stone". It may not result in anything, but the Court will at least know that the public is aware of what happened and want the costs paid. Another avenue is to get a police report for the incident and get the man's insurance company's name, then file a claim with the insurance company. With vandalism, accidents, and deterioration, Washington County loses tombstones every year. Judy On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Julia A. Krutilla <[email protected]>wrote: > Paris Cemetery - Cemetery Damage > > FYI, there was an accident Nov. 18, 2010 in the Paris Cemetery, > Washington Co., PA; removing a long swatch and a numerous number of > headstones along the length of the old Steubenville Pike. This > cemetery is located just across the Pennsylvania state line, east of > Weirton and contains many burials from the Tri-State area. The news > article does not begin to cover the extent of damage and loss. > > Please visit this news site while it lasts: > < > http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2010/11/19/man-plows-pick-up-truck-through-steubenville-pike-cemetery/ > > > http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2010/11/19/man-plows-pick-up-truck-through-steubenville-pike-cemetery/ > > They just missed our family plot by 50 feet and I wonder if they will > ever be able to locate descendants of some of these beautiful and old > monuments. One family plot now gone - had matching cylinder stones > with raised letters. Having visited the accident site two days > later, I can't get over how much of the granite pieces are now missing. > > Please share this info. >