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Heather Cook, former Episcopal bishop, receives prison sentence for DUI death

Heather Cook, 59, former Episcopal bishop suffragan of Maryland, received a seven-year prison sentence on October 27 for charges related to driving while intoxicated and killing a cyclist.

Thomas Palermo, 41, died as a result of his injuries after Cook struck him in Roland Park, Mary­land, on Decem­ber 27, 2014.

Cook had pleaded guilty to the charges, according to the Baltimore Sun.