Driver gets 4 years for striking woman

FARMINGTON — A Shiprock man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison after striking a woman with his car near Hogback and driving away from the scene.

Terrell Antonio, 41, was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court in Albuquerque to three years and 10 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a federal assault charge, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

Antonio was indicted last year on Feb. 24 and charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon for the incident on Jan. 17, 2016, according to court documents.

He pleaded guilty on July 22 to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and admitted to striking the women with his car. The woman suffered a fractured hip, a broken right arm and head trauma, and was transported to San Juan Regional Medical Center by helicopter, according to the criminal complaint.