Brownsville Road Safety Improvements Honor Late Bensalem High Senior

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Pedestrian safety improvements are coming on Brownsville Road in the wake of a crash that killed an Archbishop Wood High School.senior on her way home from work.

State Sen. Frank Farry said the pedestrian improvements on Brownsville Road in Bensalem and Lower Southampton townships are coming shortly.

Farry said that the family of Isabella Shinn —a Bensalem resident who was killed crossing Brownsville Road on her way home from work —advocated for the improvements, which have been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

State Reps. Kathleen "KC" Tomlinson and Joe Hogan, Bensalem Township, Lower Southampton Township, and Farry have been working together to make this happen for the Shinn family and the safety of all pedestrians traveling on this road.

He said the plans were recently unveiled to the Shinn Family.

On Dec. 5, 2022, the 18-year-old Shinn was called into work on her day off at Bruster’s Ice Cream on Brownsville Road, a stone's throw from her home and a street she has crossed for years with her dogs without incident.

After leaving work to walk home, she was struck by a car and pronounced dead the following day. The driver was not charged in the accident.

A sign has been placed in Isabella's memory across the street from where she was struck. It says "In Memory of Isabella Shinn" under "Please Drive Safely."

The sign came about after Tomlinson and Farry paid their respects at Isabella's viewing. Isabella's mother had been trying to figure out a way to make safety improvements on Brownsville Road.