Cherish Carlin, 21, pleaded guilty to charges related to an accident in which 71-year-old Bradford Greene was critically injured.
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A woman who critically injured a Vermont bicyclist with her car when she was distracted by looking at her GPS isn't going to jail.
Twenty-one-year-old Cherish Carlin of Springfield, Mass., was given a suspended sentence and placed on probation after she pleaded guilty to charges of gross negligent vehicle operation and reckless endangerment. If she stays out of trouble her criminal record will be sealed.
Carlin was driving on U.S. Route 5 in Dummerston in April 2009 when she took her eyes off the road to look for a place to eat on her GPS. She hit then-71-year-old Bradford Greene of Dummerston from behind.
Greene has since recovered from his injuries.
The Brattleboro Reformer says Carlin, who had no previous criminal record, apologized in court for her actions.