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Brandy Horner was watching the tractor pull at the Union Couty West End Fair when "an exhaust wheel within a turbo housing became dislodged and ejected from its manifold," the wheel "then ejected from the metal covering of the tractor," and a piece of the wheel broke off and became lodged in her neck, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.
The deadly debris impaled Brandy around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, according to the county coroner's office.
She was taken to Evangelical Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead due to her injuries at 9:23 p.m., according to the coroner's office.
Her manner of death was accidental according to the coroner's office and there was no indication of foul play or criminal activity, according to PSP.
After the deadly accident, fair officials canceled the remaining track pull events events "due to unforeseen circumstances," as stated in a Facebook post.
The fair ended the following night.
Brandy L. (Eash) Horner of Conemaugh Township, Johnstown was a class of 2008 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School, according to her obituary.
She went on to work at Learning Lamp of Richland and was a member of St. David’s Lutheran Church, Davidsville, as detailed in her obituary. She enjoyed baking, gardening, and camping with her family — especially "'her 3 boys,' Troy, Blake, and Travis" who were the center of her world, as stated in her obituary.
She is survived by her husband of 10 years, Travis S., their sons Troy and Blake; parents Charles and Christine (Farkas) Saylor; sisters, Elizabeth (Shawn) Sabo and their son, Renee Eash (Lee Hoffman); mother-in-law, Sherry (Grove) and Thom Redick; father-in-law Timothy Horner and Sonya; grandfather-in-law Jack Horner and wife Joyce; a "special cousin, Laura Stiles" and her extended family, as written in her obituary.
There will be two viewings at Hoffman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 109 Church Road, Davidsville Wednesday, Aug. 16, the first from 2 to 4 p.m. and the second with be from 6 to 8 p.m. Her funeral service will be held later privately at the Thomas Mennonite Cemetery.
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