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SD Supreme Court Upholds Sentence For Woman Who Hit Trooper

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a more than 42-year prison sentence for a woman who ran over a Highway Patrol Trooper in Sioux Falls while driving drunk.

Twenty-six-year-old Rachel Coleman had argued that her sentence of 42 ½ years for running over Trooper Andrew Steen violated her constitutional rights because it was “grossly disproportionate” to her crime.

The high court unanimously upheld her sentence.

Coleman ran over Steen in the early morning of Oct. 17, 2012, after he attempted to pull her over. She pleaded guilty in January of 2014 to aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and felony driving under the influence fourth.

The Argus Leader reports Coleman will have to serve between 28 and 30 years in prison before she’s eligible for parole.

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