“I was disappointed because I feel like she's going to turn around and do it again,” said Peggy Claar, the victim, in response to the judge approving the sentence. KaraKenney6
Carol Wickes apologized to the victim, Peggy Claar, who she hit and seriously injured in February 2018.Claar has undergone 15 surgeries in four years and uses a cane to walk.A toxicology report shows Wickes had two drugs in her system, Zolpidem, a sedative found in Ambien, and Cyclobenzaprine, a muscle relaxant.
Prosecutors dismissed the remaining charges—Public Intoxication, Refusal to Submit to Breath or Chemical Test and Driving Left of Center. “I was disappointed because I feel like she's going to turn around and do it again,” said Claar in response to the judge approving the sentence. “I think she should have gone to jail for the maximum amount of time.”“I felt like she wasn't really sorry for what she did to me, but that she was sorry she was going to have to pay some consequences for it,” said Claar.
Judge McCord pointed out that Wickes had no criminal record, has accepted responsibility and has committed no new crimes since 2018.If Wickes violates the terms of her home detention or probation, she could be ordered to serve the 2.5 years in jail or prison.RELATED | Drugged driving a growing problem in Indiana“I think getting no jail time from a victim perspective shows no remorse from an offender.
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