BELMONT, Mich. (WWJ/AP) - A western Michigan woman accused of running over her 9-year-old son while dropping him off at school has reached a plea deal in the case.
Tiffany Kosakowski, 36, pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function. In exchange for her plea, a charge of second-degree child abuse was dismissed.
Reckless driving is punishable by up to five years in prison, but Kosakowski is expected to get a shorter sentence when she's given her punishment.
Prosecutors charged Kosakowski after reviewing police reports about the incident, which left her son hospitalized in critical condition.
The accident happened Dec. 11 in the Chandler Woods Charter Academy's parking lot in the Belmont area. Video from the school's surveillance system shows the third-grader hanging from the passenger side front-door handle as Kosakowski drove away before he lost his grip, according to police. He was run over by the passenger side rear tire of the vehicle.
The child was hospitalized with skull fractures, bleeding on the brain and broken bones.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
