PITTSBURGH — Mars will pay former high school principal Anna Saker $250,000 to settle her lawsuit against the borough, its police department, and its mayor.

Saker's lawsuit, which was filed in February, accused the parties of malicious prosecution and violation of her civil rights as a result of a May 2008 traffic stop in which she was charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice.

Anna Saker was charged because she stepped between Mars police officer Daniel Tressler and her husband. All charges against her were eventually dropped.

Saker's husband, Nazih Saker, argued with Tressler in the couple's driveway in Adams Township in the incident, and he faced a dozen charges.

He pleaded guilty in September to one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct and summary traffic violations of speeding and careless driving. He was sentenced to 6 months of probation by Butler County Judge Timothy McCune.

Anna Saker claimed in her lawsuit against Mars that the charges were filed to derail her career as the Mars High School principal.

Saker took a medical leave of absence from her principal duties following the controversial incident. Then in October she accepted the new position of grant writer and director of pupil personnel for the Mars School District. Saker took a $10,000 pay cut upon accepting the position, which pays $90,000.

The settlement of her lawsuit Tuesday represents the end of the legal struggle between Saker and Mars resulting from the traffic stop.

Attorneys for all the parties involved in the lawsuit will issue a statement Thursday.