US girl, 19, who pushed her 16-year-old friend off a 60ft bridge breaks down in tears as she is sentenced to two DAYS in prison after her victim was left with a punctured lung and six broken ribs
A woman who pleaded guilty to pushing her
16-year-old friend from a bridge at a popular swimming area near
Vancouver broke down in tears after she was sentenced on Wednesday to
two days in jail and 38 days on a county work crew.
Clark
County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman sentenced 19-year-old
Tay'lor Smith on Wednesday, saying she should do some jail time in light
of Jordan Holgerson's serious injuries.
Smith pleaded guilty earlier this month to misdemeanor reckless endangerment as part of a plea agreement.
Smith pushed Holgerson off the bridge Aug. 7 at Moulton Falls northeast of Vancouver.

Tay'lor Smith, 19, fights back
tears as she is escorted out of the courtroom in handcuffs after being
sentenced at the Clark County Courthouse in Vancouver, Washington on
Wednesday

Judge Darvin Zimmerman (left)
listens to comments from survivor Jordan Holgerson (center) as Smith
(right) looks on during Smith's sentencing

Jordan Holgerson is seen above at
the hearing on Wednesday. She is flanked by her grandfather, Richard
Doran (far left); her friend, Ryan Anderson (second from right); and her
mother, Genelle Holgerson
Video posted on YouTube that was widely viewed shows Holgerson being pushed.
The 50-foot fall broke Holgerson's ribs, caused severe bruising and punctured her lungs.


Footage
of the ordeal, which quickly went viral, showed Jordan standing on top
of the bridge with a group of friends gathered behind her


Jordan can be seen flailing her arms in the terrifying fall
In court Wednesday she said she's still dealing with physical therapy, pain, anxiety and panic attacks.
Holgerson
started to cry during her statement to the judge and an advocate then
read it for her, saying Holgerson was terrified when she was pushed and
when she was in the water thought she was going to die.
'We
feel lucky today that she is alive,' Genelle Holgerson told the judge
of the incident involving her daughter, adding that she'd like to see
some jail time.
'It has cost me and my family lost wages not to mention stress and heartache.'
Smith
apologized to Holgerson in court saying Holgerson has been in her
thoughts and that she has and will continue to do her best to right her
wrongs.
She broke down in tears when a deputy handcuffed her and led her out of the courtroom.
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