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Idaho woman sentenced for running over stranger she thought was someone else
An Idaho girl was sentenced Wednesday after operating over a stranger she mistakenly thought was another person. (Bonneville County, Idaho)
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IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho girl was sentenced Wednesday after operating over a stranger she mistakenly thought was another person.
Brandi Snowflake Morgan, 39, was sentenced to 2 to 10 years in jail by Decide Bruce Pickett.
Morgan was initially charged with felony aggravated battery and felony leaving the scene of an accident leading to harm or demise.
Morgan initially pleaded not responsible to all expenses, however as a part of a plea settlement, she agreed to plead responsible to felony aggravated battery in trade for the prosecution dismissing the cost of felony leaving the scene of an accident leading to harm or demise.
Morgan hit the person together with her automobile within the WinCo car parking zone in Idaho Falls on Jan. 18 round 7:45 p.m., in keeping with police experiences. Court docket paperwork present that on the time Morgan believed the person was another person.
The crash occurred whereas the sufferer was crossing a lane of visitors close to the liquor retailer in Idaho Falls, police say.
“(The sufferer) was struck by the automobile and stayed on the bottom after being struck,” the detective wrote within the report. The collision broke each of the sufferer’s toes.
Primarily based on surveillance footage, the detective wrote the act was “very deliberate and on goal.”
After the detective met with Morgan, it was revealed she had run over the mistaken individual, in keeping with police.
The detective requested Morgan who she thought she had run over. She gave a special identify than the sufferer’s.
“I knowledgeable Brandi that she didn’t hit (the individual she thought she did) and he or she mentioned, ‘Nice.’ I additional mentioned that she ran over an harmless individual and broke each his legs. I requested Brandi if she thought anger overclouded her judgment and took over her. Brandi agreed and mentioned, ‘That is the largest remorse of my life.’”