Mother who drove pickup truck through park sentenced to 10 years

PHOENIX — A mother who drove a pickup truck through a Peoria park full of children was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced on Saturday.

Brandie Gotch, 31, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault for the incident that occurred in February 2024.

“This could’ve been a much more tragic situation,” Maricopa County Attorney General Rachel Mitchell said in a release. “Thankfully, the worst injury in this was a sprained ankle and some bad scrapes and bruises…

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