Mum dies after being flung from golf cart at private members club - two months after giving birth
The women, Mary Beth Biasetti, had just become a new mother only two months prior to the shocking incdent was described by friends and loved ones as "a superstar"
by Paige Ingram, Anthony Orrico · The MirrorA new mother tragically lost her life in a golf cart crash at a private members country club, local authorities report.
The tragic incident happened on Saturday, November 9 when 32-year-old Mary Beth Blasetti was ejected from the golf cart she was a passenger in at Sherwoods Forest Club, suffering critical injuries.
The mum from Maryland was airlifted to a hospital but sadly died from her injuries two days later. The recent mother to baby girl Mary Katharine, just two months before the incident, is mourned by her husband Nick, 33, and their infant daughter.
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"Marybeth was such a beautiful person," lamented Sandi Blasetti, her mother-in-law, to The DailyMail. "Our family is devastated by the tragic loss of her."
The accident occurred near the Annapolis-based club, with police suggesting the cart hit a bump or transitioned surfaces abruptly, causing Blasetti to fall or be thrown out.
The driver, a 32 year old Crownsville woman, has not been named. "Police are not releasing her details pending an ongoing investigation," stated Anne Arundel County Police spokesman Marc Limansky, reports the Mirror US.
"It is incredibly sad. When police arrived the fire department was already on the scene," Limansky said. "She had sustained an injury and was airlifted to University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center." He also mentioned that although the vehicle involved was a golf cart, the incident is still under investigation by the Traffic Safety Section.
Biasetti, a University of West Virginia alumna, worked as an account manager for Golden Hippo, a brand marketing firm. A company manager described her as "a superstar" at work.
"But above all else, [she was] a lovely and wonderful person," Ben Middlemas told the DailyMail. Middlemas highlighted a GoFundMe page set up for funeral expenses, which has amassed close to $250,000.
"Mary Beth brought joy to so many and had a wide community of friends and family who are devastated by her sudden passing,' her friend Olivia McKenna wrote. " her friend Olivia McKenna wrote. "She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, and her absence will be deeply felt by all who knew her."