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Alyssa Shepard, the Indiana woman who fatally struck three siblings with her car as they crossed the road to board a school bus, has been sentenced to prison, multiple outlets have reported.
On Wednesday, Shepard, 25, stood in a Fulton County courtroom as a judgesentenced her to four yearsin prison, three years of house arrest and three years of probation, WIFR-LD reported. Shepard’s driver’s license has also been suspended for 10 years.
The horrifying story unfolded a year ago on Oct. 30 when Shepard was driving a 2017 Toyota Tacoma southbound down a highway near Rochester when she hit Alivia Stahl, 9, and her 6-year-old twin brothers Xzavier and Mason Ingle at the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation school bus stop.
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Shepard also struck a fourth child, Maverik Lowe, 11, who is stillrecovering from his injuriesand has had more than 20 surgeries over the past year,USA Todayreported.
Alyssa Shepherd.Indiana Department of Corrections
The afternoon after the crash, Shepard was taken into custody andcharged with three countsof reckless homicide and one misdemeanor count of disregarding a stop sign and causing injury, PEOPLE confirmed at the time.
In October of this year, Shepard was found guilty of the charges and faced up to 21 years in prison.
In her testimony, according to ABC 57, Shepard claimedshe did not see a busor the sign telling her to stop.
However, when Shepard realized what happened after the crash, she said, “I was a mess.”
“I don’t think we’ll ever feel closure,” Brittany told the outlet. “But this will go toward healing.”
She added, “They didn’t even get time to enjoy life. She totally stole their lives.”
Shepard’s attorney Michael Tuszynski did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
