Colorado Teacher Gets No Jail in Hit-and-Run - Update
(Denver, Colorado)
Jackson will never be able to teach again and her driver's license has been suspended for two years.An Aurora teacher who accepted a plea agreement in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a 16-year-old girl was sentenced Friday in Denver court.
Erin Jackson, 30, pleaded guilty to attempting to leave the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury, a Class 5 felony on Aug. 5. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped the more serious charge of leaving the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury — which Jackson pleaded not guilty to — a Class 4 felony.
Jackson was sentenced to five years of probation, to be served in Denver.
Colorado Teacher Accused in Hit-and-Run
[Previous 3/3/13 post]
(Denver, Colorado) A 31-year-old teacher at AXL Academy in Aurora, Erin Nicole Jackson, has been accused of hit-and-run in an episode where she allegedly plowed into a 16-year-old student in a crosswalk. The victim, Deyondrah Bridgeman, suffered a severe brain injury.
Jackson faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury and misdemeanor careless driving resulting in serious bodily injury.
Surveillance camera footage shows a black Chevrolet Malibu slamming into Bridgeman on Wednesday morning as the teen crossed Colfax Avenue near East High School. The vehicle never never showed signs of swerving over stopping after barreling over the student.Jackson was booked into custody with bond set at $25,000.
Jackson turned herself in to police early Thursday morning, a day after the accident.
1 comment:
Could have been under the influence, or more distracted by talking or texting. I do know, if I hit a black or other minority, in some areas, I would not stop either though. I would call it in, but suggest I don't believe it is safe to stop and render assistance. I won't die for a stupid law. She probably feels, if that were the case, since she is a teacher, she can't tell the truth. She has been programmed but she isn't a complete idiot, either.
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