Former Teacher Avoids Jail Time In Hit & Run Of Teen

Erin Jackson outside of court on Monday (credit: CBS)

DENVER (CBS4/AP) A former Aurora teacher involved in a crash that left a teen girl with a brain injury wont have to go to jail under a plea agreement.

Erin Jackson, 30, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted hit-and-run causing serious bodily injury in a crash in February in Denver. She wont face jail time under a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Jackson was accused of running a red light in February and striking Deyondrah Bridgeman as the girl was in a crosswalk near East High School in Denver. Jackson turned herself in to police a day after the crash.

With the plea deal Bridgemans family wanted to make sure Jackson would maintain a felony on her record.

Jackson didnt respond to any questions when leaving court but could be heard quietly praying to herself.

Bridgeman was left with a fractured skull, brain damage and paralysis to her left side. Her medical bills are now well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

For her to be properly treated shes still undergoing treatment shes had to move to Omaha, Nebraska, where shes continuing to undergo daily therapy, Lynn Kimbrough with the Denver District Attorneys Office said. Mom has to travel now, when she can, to see her daughter. This has truly been a life-changing thing.

Dee Bridgemans Recovery At Childrens Hospital (Photo by CBS4 photographer Bill Masure)

Jackson is expected to be sentenced to probation and community service at a hearing set for Aug. 30.

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Former Teacher Avoids Jail Time In Hit & Run Of Teen