Carmichaels woman sentenced in crash where two seriously injured
WAYNESBURG – A 27-year-old Carmichaels woman accused of seriously injuring two teens in an October 2016 crash on Route 21 in Cumberland Township pleaded guilty to lesser charges Wednesday.
Rebecca Ann Robinson appeared hesitant to plead guilty in Greene County Court as both Judge Lou Dayich and her attorney, Harry Cancelmi, asked questions to verify Robinson was willfully pleading guilty, and she paused with some answers.
“You seem to be hesitant,” Dayich said. “I’m not going to accept your plea of guilty until I know more. I just want to know if you know what you’re doing.”
Despite her initial trepidation, Robinson, who is also listed as Lampman in online court records, was sentenced to a total of four months to four years in Greene County jail, followed by a year of probation. The start of her incarceration was deferred to July 2.
Robinson will also be required to take driver improvement classes and face a license suspension. She was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and pay total $1,675 fine. Restitution of $6,240 is due to one of the victims, Allison Wilson.
The most serious charges of aggravated assault by vehicle were dismissed as part of the plea agreement. Greene County Assistant District Attorney Andrew Lock declined to comment on the condition of the two victims, Wilson and Klayton Jenkins, but said Jenkins would be attending college in the fall. He said the victims had been informed of the agreement.
Police said lab results showed Robinson had several different narcotics in her system when she crashed into another vehicle on Route 21 in Cumberland Township Oct. 13, 2016.
Cumberland Township police said she was near the former Halliburton complex when she crossed the center line and hit the other vehicle head-on. Jenkins’ truck hit a building before it landed on its side, pinning him between the truck and the ground.
Both Jenkins and Robinson had to be extricated from their vehicles and flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., for severe injuries. Police said Jenkins suffered a traumatic brain injury, two fractured bones in his shin, two fractures in his ankle, a fractured foot and multiple cuts that required stitches. Wilson was taken by ambulance to Ruby for treatment.
In court Wednesday, Robinson said she was bedridden for six months while recovering from her injuries in the crash.
Police said they found a bottle of narcotic pills in Robinson’s purse and other drug paraphernalia in her vehicle. Police said lab results showed she had nearly double the legal limit of controlled substances in her system to be able to drive.
Robinson pleaded guilty to three charges of driving under the influence, two counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and five summary driving violations. Other charges of DUI and possession of a controlled substance were dismissed along with the two aggravated assault by vehicle charges. Robinson entered a no contest plea to one drug paraphernalia charge.