A Chippewa Township woman accused of running away from the scene of car crash with an infant in her arms was sentenced to probation.
BEAVER — A Chippewa Township woman accused of running away from the scene of car crash with an infant in her arms was sentenced to probation after she made a plea in the case.
According to online court records, Rachel L. Beaumont, 25, pleaded guilty on May 16 to one count of reckless endangerment. She was sentenced to one year on probation, records show.
Beaumont was involved in a crash at on Oct. 17 in the 2400 block of Darlington Road in Chippewa Township, according to an initial police report. Police said she hit the back of a car which was in the process of making a right turn.
Police said Beaumont first asked the other driver to not call 911, then pulled an infant from the backseat of her car and ran away.
Officers found Beaumont in the 2700 block of Darlington Road, and she admitted to her involvement in the crash, police said.
According to the report, Beaumont was “very unsteady on her feet” and appeared “very hyper.” Police said she was found with two Suboxone packages, a drug used to treat opioid addiction, and two Alprazolam pills, an anxiety medication. She did not have a prescription for the Alprazolam pills, police said.
Beaumont was initially charged with endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment, causing an accident involving damage and driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Those charges were dismissed as a result of her plea, records show.