A 40-year-old Penn Forest Township woman was struck by a vehicle on North Street in Jim Thorpe on Thursday night and transported to a medical facility for treatment of her injuries.

Jim Thorpe officers were dispatched to 713 North St. at approximately 6 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle and lying on the roadway, according to a press release from Police Chief Joseph Schatz.

Police said a vehicle driven by Maryann Corcione, 76, of Jim Thorpe, struck Stephanie Biechy as she was attempting to enter her parked vehicle.

The incident prompted an impassioned plea during Thursday night’s council meeting from North Street resident Keri Gallagher.

“A pedestrian was just hit on North Street in front of my house,” Gallagher told council. “When are the police and the mayor going to get together to do something about speeding?”

Gallagher said the digital speed signs placed at either end of town are ineffective and described chronic speeding problems on her street. Her own vehicle was totaled in a crash there in January 2025.

“I don’t want the next pedestrian to be hit, to be me, or one of my neighbors or their children, do something please,” Gallagher said.

Mayor Eric Cinicola said the borough receives grant money for speed enforcement and conducts patrols when conditions allow.

Schatz said the department faces challenges with enforcement tools.

“We need tools in order to do that, and unfortunately, we’re the only state that doesn’t have radar for municipal police, so it’s hard for us to set up in locations,” Schatz said.

Gallagher rejected that explanation, noting other Pennsylvania municipalities without radar still issue speeding tickets.

Cinicola said the borough does issue tickets.

The mayor explained that staffing limitations affect enforcement capacity. Officers, he said, may be responding to calls such as domestic disturbances, which require two people under department protocol, sometimes leaving nobody available for traffic enforcement.

Council President Connor Rodgers presented statistics showing increased police activity on North Street. In 2022, there were 145 traffic contacts on the street, where police officers pulled drivers over. That number increased to 196 in 2023.

“The mayor took office in 2024 and that increased to 343 and 295 in 2025,” Rodgers said. “So those are significant increases, and I think that speaks to the work they’ve done, to work specifically on those targeted streets, such as North Street.”

Schatz said officers patrolled 62,422 miles in 2025.

Gallagher acknowledged the staffing constraints but said enforcement needs to increase.

“It’s like a freaking racetrack in front of my house,” she said.

Gallagher referenced a past comment that the borough only makes $13 on a speeding ticket.

“You’ll never hear that from me,” Cinicola said, emphasizing his background as a Pennsylvania State Trooper. “It’s never about money. It’s always, always, always about safety with me.”