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Ex-teacher Pleads Guilty To Tampa Hit And Run That Killed 2 Kids
A former elementary school dance teacher pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaving the scene of an accident for the hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers 17 months ago and will receive up to three years in prison.
Jennifer Porter will have her sentence determined at an October hearing. She could have received a 15-year sentence if she had been convicted at trial.
The accident happened on March 31, 2004 in which Jennifer Porter killed Bryant Wilkins, 13, and his brother Durantae Caldwell, 3, and injured an 8-year-old sister and 2-year-old brother.
After the accident Jennifer left the scene of accident and went to her parent's home for five days. She said a white van had struck the children first, throwing them into her car, but investigators concluded the van wasn't involved.
She has said she didn't stop because she was too scared.