'Justice For Shannon' Effort Begins For Area Wrong-Way Crash Victim

PITTSBURGH, PA — Taylor Linke says she wants justice for her mother, one of two people killed in a wrong-way crash Sunday on the Parkway East.

Linke has established a GoFundMe page in memory of Shannon Morrow, 52, of Greentree. Morrow was driving a vehicle that was struck by a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction on the parkway near the Grant Street and Second Avenue exits and died at the scene.

A passenger in her vehicle, Sharon Orlofske, 77, of Monroeville, was taken to a nearby hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

The driver of the vehicle traveling in the wrong direction, Pedro Morales, 56, of North Carolina, is facing numerous criminal charges and is being housed in the Allegheny County Jail.

Morrow "was not only the best mom in the world, but she was the most amazing person," Morrow's daughter, Taylor Linke, wrote on the GoFundMe page.

"She loved nothing more than her family and even more her animals. This was such a tragic passing no one ever thought to prepare for something like this, so as her daughter, I’m just reaching out for any help to ensure she gets justice and peace. I want to also do everything I can to keep her two life long horses that she not only loved but that I grew up with for 20 years. She would want us to do everything possible to keep them with the family."

According to her obituary, Morrow had been the proprietor of Blue Paws Pet Sitting in Bridgeville for eight years and was owner of Black Horse Antiques at the time of her death.