(Des Moines, Iowa) – A woman whose vehicle struck and killed a Des Moines East High student and then left the scene, was ordered to serve two years of probation. A Judge, Wednesday, also ordered 38-year-old Terra Jean Flipping to pay a $1,025 associated with the death on April 28th, of 14-year-old Ema Cardenas. Flipping was facing five-years in prison for leaving the scene of a deadly accident. Cardenas was hit near the intersection of East University Avenue and Sampson Street, while she was walking home from school.

Des Moines Police have said Flipping had no way to avoid hitting Cardenas. They said also, that had she not fled the scene, she likely would not faced any charges. Flipping’s father previously told KCCI-TV in Des Moines, that his daughter didn’t stop because people in the area started harassing her. Ana Campos, Ema Cardenas’ mother, said she has grocery store video that shows that claim was untrue, and she plans to release it, soon.