Jasmine White, South Bend, Indiana mom sentenced to 4 years jail after critically injuring 8 year old daughter playing game in which she raced her daughters to car and then pretending to drive off only for girl to get her foot caught under tyre as mom sped up.
An Indiana mother who accidentally ran over her 8 year old daughter while pretending to abandon her children and drive away has been sentenced to 4 years jail after the girl suffering egregious injuries, including a skull fracture.
Jasmine White, 27, was on Friday sentenced to nine years jail with five suspended in a plea deal, meaning she will serve four years in prison with work release, according to the St. Joseph Prosecutor’s Office.
The mother’s sentencing follows White agreeing to plead guilty to two counts of child neglect in January. She will serve her time at the St. Joseph Correctional Center and will be on probation for two years following her release.
‘Driving away’ game leads to 8 year old daughter suffering critical injuries
The punishment follows the episode occurring on Aug 29, 2024, at the Cedar Glen Apartment complex in South Bend where the mom ‘routinely’ played the game with her children. The game according to the children involved their mother racing her kids to the car, locking the doors, and acting as if she is going to leave them behind as she would get in the driver’s side and begin ignition.
One of her daughters is said to have got her foot caught under the rear tire of the car as it was moving and she was pulled to the ground. The episode led to the child fracturing her skull along with suffering orbital fractures, bruises, and a cut on her face so deep it reached the bone. The girl also lost five teeth, WNDU reported.
White’s daughter spent several days in the hospital including intubation and IV sedation, but she has reportedly been released according to WSBT.
One of the girl’s siblings, a six year old girl, described the ‘game’ to investigators, with the sister revealing their mother was driving faster than usual and that the 8-year-old was holding onto the door handle when she was run over, WNDU reported.
Video footage reportedly showed White speeding up at the same time her daughter was hanging on to the passenger door handle, allegedly reaching speeds of 15 to 20 mph.
