Sentencing woman who ran over pregnant woman not tough, judge says

YOUNGSTOWN

Sometimes, even if the attorneys work out a recommended sentence, Judge John Durkin still has a tough time trying to decide what is appropriate.

He said Wednesday he had no such dilemma, however, as he sentenced 22-year-old Takia Wright of West Heights Avenue to four years in prison after she pleaded guilty in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to charges she ran over a pregnant woman with her car April 27 at the Valley View apartments.

Amorniqua Lyons told Judge Durkin she suffered a broken pelvis, cracked ribs, a fractured leg and had three staples in the back of her leg. In addition, she was four months pregnant, and her water broke. Doctors told her the child would be stillborn.

She could not walk for two months, and her son was then born in August, weighing two pounds. He remained in the hospital until October and came home with a heart monitor and on oxygen.

Wright also was pregnant at the time. Police said the same man is the father of both Wright’s and Lyons’ children and was the reason for the attack.

Read more about the case in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.