Kristen Yeager Officer killed in Earl Township crash near Route 73

kristen yeager 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. Emergency crews rushed to the scene around 8 p.m., and the police vehicle ended up in a wooded area.

Crews removed the vehicle just before midnight. The Central Berks Regional police department identified Yeager in a statement early Saturday morning and said she served with courage, compassion, and unwavering dedication.

Central Berks Regional

“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 also said, “Her commitment to her badge, her fellow officers, and the citizens she served will never be forgotten,” and asked people to keep her family, friends and law enforcement family in their thoughts and prayers.

The crash happened while Yeager was responding to a call for service, making this a duty-related death for the department. Authorities had not released details about what caused the crash, and the response stretched late into the night as crews worked in the wooded area off the roadway.

Earl Township

The scene near Route 73 and Manatawny Road pulled emergency crews into a rural stretch of Earl Township after the crash. For drivers in the area, the immediate impact was a large response and a police vehicle left off the road until crews cleared it just before midnight.

Yeager’s death leaves the department with a loss that was immediate and public: a named officer, on duty, was killed while answering a call. The next step for authorities is to sort out what caused the crash, since no details have been released yet.