A Lima woman will face prison time for intentionally running over a man with her car earlier this summer. As part of a deal, Bethany Gerding was sentenced to three years in prison. She pled guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and a misdemeanor OVI while her remaining two charges were dropped. Gerding admitted to running over Bryan Chambers in the early morning hours on June 9. Gerding said her daughter and Chambers' girlfriend had exchanged some words.
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A Lima woman is facing multiple charges for trying to run over a man with a car last month. 40-year-old Bethany Gerding was indicted by an Allen County grand jury on charges of aggravated vehicular assault, felonious assault, and two OVI charges. The Lima Police Department says the incident happened around 1 a.m. on June 9, 2019, in the 1900 block of Brookwood Drive. The Lima police say Gerding intentionally hit 21-year-old Bryan Chambers with a car.
On Sunday June 9th at approximately 1:00 am the Lima Police Department responded to the 1900 block of Brookwood for a car and pedestrian accident. Officers on scene quickly determined this was not an accident, but an intentional act.
Detectives, and crash team members were contacted to investigate the incident. The victim, 21 year old Bryan Chambers, was transported to St. Rita’s Medical Center by paramedics. Mr. Chambers condition is unknown as of Monday morning.