The woman drove an SUV over a man after he confronted her for beating a child in an apartment complex parking lot.
At Spencer-Simmons' sentencing hearing, Erickson said Shank's body was"completely crushed" by the defendant's vehicle."The fact that he lived is probably a miracle," Erickson said.
In a written statement read in court by the prosecutor, Shank said that he has spent the past three years re-learning how to sit up, stand up and walk. According to Erickson, Shank is likely to require the use of a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Shank's daughter, Ashley Manuel, said her father has undergone more than 50 surgeries since the day he was struck.
"The amount of anguish and stress she has inflicted upon us has been unmanageable," Manuel said at the hearing."We will forever be changed because of your actions on one day in the heat of the moment. I would like to say that we forgive you, but the truth is my forgiveness doesn't erase your carelessness."
Spencer-Simmons chose to address the victims, and said,"I honestly do apologize to you and your family for all the pain that I have caused. I just hope that you guys forgive me and know that I am not a monster or someone that would intentionally cause this pain upon you. I honestly do apologize."
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