An Episcopal bishop charged with committing the felony crime of a fatal hit-and-run while driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol has resigned from her ecclesiastical position, the Christian Post website reports today (May 4, 2015).
Church officials announced that Heather Cook resigned as bishop suffragan for the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.
Elected as the first female bishop of the Maryland Diocese, Cook was involved in a hit-and-run accident last December that killed 41-year-old Thomas Palermo, who was riding a bicycle.
In January, Cook was charged with several crimes, including driving under the influence and was placed in the Baltimore City Detention Center. Cook later posted a $2.5 million bail and admitted herself into an in-patient alcohol treatment program.
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