Smithville woman mourned after fatal crash

SMITHVILLE — Nikki Pileggi described her late sister, Sandra Johnson, who died in a roadway collision last month, as a kind, mild-mannered person.

Johnson, 70, died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash July 23 in Smithville. The crash remains under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

“Sandra was one of the most forgiving, laid back, mellow and calm people you’d ever known,” Pileggi said. “She didn’t have a mean bone in her body. She believed that people change. She hardly ever raised her voice and never had anything mean to say about anyone.”