LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A woman was sentenced to seven years in prison following a crash that left a mother with life-threatening injuries and seriously hurt her 8-year-old son.
The crash occurred on July 1, 2022, at the intersection of Shelbyville Road and North Madison Avenue in Middletown. According to police, 34-year-old Amber Washington ran a red light and slammed into another vehicle carrying the mother and child.
The mother suffered a broken jaw, three brain bleeds, 12 rib fractures, a severed spleen, and her spine was disconnected from her pelvis. The 8-year-old sustained leg injuries…