November 8, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 15 Hit-And-Run Driver Pleads Guilty collision and appeared headed to District Court. She was scheduled to NEWS EDITOR appear for trial in District Court in SNOW HILL – A Salisbury wom- late July when the Worcester County an charged in June with hit-and-run Sheriff’s Office added a charge of and leaving the scene of an acci- second-degree assault, sending the dent involving bodily injury after case to the Circuit Court. Shuman appeared in Worcester striking a 6-year-old child on Baltimore Avenue pleaded guilty to an a- County Circuit Court on Wednesday mended felony count on Wednes- and ultimately plead guilty to an aday and now faces as many as five mended count of failure to remain at the scene of an accident inyears in jail. volving serious bodily injury, Around 1:45 p.m. on which is a felony. Going into June 1, Ocean City Police Wednesday’s proceedings, and EMS re-sponded to the Shuman had not been chararea of 19th Street and ged with any felonies, acBaltimore Ave. for a report cording to Deputy Worcester of a child struck by a vehiCounty State’s Attorney Wilcle. OCPD officers arrived liam McDermott. on the scene and deterMcDermott said the plea mined six-year-old Jaclyn Shaw child her mother, Erin JASMINE SHUMAN was somewhat unique Shaw, were attempting to cross because typically a count for which Baltimore Ave. from east to west in a defendant agrees to plead guilty is a crosswalk at 19th Street when the amended down to a lesser charge child was struck by a vehicle travel- with more lenient maximum penalties. In this case, however, the count ing southbound. The vehicle’s driver, later identi- to which Shuman pleaded guilty fied Jasmine Shuman, 18, of Salis- was amended up to a felony, which bury, initially stopped after the colli- now carries a maximum penalty of sion but then fled the scene. Shu- five years. A pre-sentence investiman later told police she stopped gation was ordered. The victim, Jaclyn Shaw, was and intended to stay, but panicked when a crowd gathered at the scene. treated at the scene by Ocean City Shuman was located a short time EMS and was later flown by Marylater by an OCPD foot officer as she land State Police helicopter to the was about to head west in her vehi- University of Maryland Center for Shock Trauma. She remained in the cle across the Route 50 Bridge. Shuman was charged initially with hospital with severe head trauma multiple traffic citations related to the before being sent home. By SHAWN J. SOPER RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED CALL 410-524-8202 OR BOOK ONLINE: WWW.OCFRESCOS.COM 82ND ST. & COASTAL HWY., OCEAN CITY OPEN EVERY DAY AT 4 P.M. We Are Closed Thanksgiving And Christmas Days Only DAILY: SUNSET SEATING SPECIAL 10% OFF REGULAR MENU ITEMS If Seated Before 5:30 p.m. PIZZA AND PROSECCO PARTY SUNDAY PINO’S VINO CLUB HOLIDAY APPETIZER PAIRING Tuesday, Dec. 10 6 p.m. • $30 Plus Tax & Gratuity $3 Glass Prosecco In The Lounge Only WINE NIGHT MONDAYS 1/2 Off Special Bottled Wine List TAPAS TUESDAY $5-$7 Tapas And $5-$7 Wines By The Glass In The Lounge Only Must RSVP CHOP LOVERS WEDNESDAY Veal Chop Parm $25.95 • Hand Pounded And Served With Penne Marinara LADIES NIGHT THURSDAY 1/2-Price Martini List 7-oz. Lobster Tail Francaise $14.95 SEAMLESS EPOXY FLOORS AND POLISHED CONCRETE INTERIOR RENOVATIONS FOR HOTEL/MOTEL CONDO EXTERIOR COATINGS & WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS POOL & DECK COATINGS CALL TOLL-FREE OR OCEAN CITY 1-877-543-0700 443-664-5361 E-mail: glriii@aol.com Check Out Our New Website: PAINTING & FLOORING CONTRACTOR www.randrcoatingsinc.com DCMA MEMBER