ATSS Foundation scholarship recipient is running toward her future

ATSS Foundation scholarship recipient is running toward her future

After devastating loss, Mary Sollars embraces opportunities

The Sollars family in a childhood outing, included, from left, Mary, her father David, sister Madeline, mother Shelley, and brother Ethan.

At age 13, Mary Sollars’ life in the close-knit community of Rocky River, Ohio, was changed forever.

Mary’s father, David Sollars, was striping lanes in a work zone near Cleveland when he was struck by a vehicle. Five days later – on April 2, 2019 – he died from his injuries, leaving behind a wife and three children.

Today, Mary attends Elon University in North Carolina, where she competes on the school’s NCAA Division I Track & Field Team and is a two-time recipient of the ATSS Foundation’s Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship.

Read the rest of Mary’s story in the latest issue of Roadway Safety magazine.