Add The New York Post on Google A Georgia mom was run over by her 13-year-old daughter after she allegedly allowed the teen to drive her SUV during a school drop-off.
Shumeka Johnson, 35, has been charged with reckless conduct in connection with the early morning crash outside of Brumby Elementary School in Cobb County, Georgia, on April 22, according to the Cobb Police Department, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Investigators said Johnson’s 13-year-old daughter was behind the wheel of a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica that was stopped in a school drop-off lane. A 4-year-old boy and a 6-month-old girl were also inside the vehicle.
Georgia mom Shumeka Johnson was charged after allegedly letting her daughter, 13, drive an SUV that ran her over, Cobb County police said. Cobb County Police Dept. The SUV suddenly accelerated forward and struck Johnson, who was standing in front of it. The vehicle then “came to a final rest on top of her,” according to police.
Johnson’s daughter then put the vehicle into reverse and crashed into an unoccupied parked car, authorities said.
Johnson suffered serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance.
She allegedly allowed her 13-year-old daughter to operate the vehicle, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by East Cobb News.
Police said that Johnson “did endanger the bodily safety” of the child driver, particularly because “the vehicle did not have an adult inside.”
The crash happened outside Brumby Elementary School in Cobb County during a morning drop-off. Brumby Elementary School/Facebook The affidavit also alleged that Johnson engaged in reckless conduct “by consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that her act or omission would endanger the safety of said person and such disregard constituted a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would have exercised in the situation.”
A criminal warrant for Johnson’s arrest was issued June 3.
Cobb County Magistrate Court Judge Charles Chesbro found probable cause for the charge and signed the warrant, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Johnson’s bond was set at $300.
A GoFundMe created by friend Angel Makey to cover medical costs and childcare describes Johnson as “a devoted wife and mother of five” and a self-employed stylist.
The fundraiser says the crash left Johnson with injuries requiring “several ongoing surgeries” and that she now faces “the challenge of learning to walk again.”
“With a newborn daughter just six months old, Shumeka’s recovery is even more demanding, and she is unable to work during this difficult time,” the fundraiser adds.
The crowdfunding page had raised roughly $1,800 toward its $5,000 goal as of Thursday morning.
