Officer Kristen Yeager killed in Earl Township crash while responding to call

officer kristen yeager was killed Friday night in a crash near Route 73 and Manatawny Road in Earl Township while responding to a call for service. The Central Berks Regional police officer was identified early Saturday morning, after crews spent hours at a wooded crash scene.

Emergency crews flooded the area around 8 p.m., and the police vehicle was removed just before midnight. The department asked people to keep Yeager's family, friends and the law enforcement family in their thoughts and prayers.

Central Berks Regional statement

“Officer Yeager served our community with courage, compassion, and unwavering dedication. She answered the call to protect and serve each day, placing the safety of others above her own,” the department said in a statement early Saturday morning.

“Her commitment to her badge, her fellow officers, and the citizens she served will never be forgotten,” the department said.

Route 73 and Manatawny Road

The crash happened in a wooded area near Route 73 and Manatawny Road, and authorities have not released details about what caused it. That leaves the response itself as the clearest public fact: Yeager died while heading to a call, and the scene stayed active long enough to require the vehicle’s removal just before midnight.

For people following the department’s response, the immediate next step is the department’s handling of Yeager’s death and any later release of crash details. For now, the facts stand on location, timing and the loss of an officer on duty.