Silvia Johnson, 41, remains hospitalized after a one-car accident last month in Douglas County. Johnson had allowed the 14-year-old girl who was behind the wheel to drive, police said.
The girl told police she went with Johnson and three other children to Colorado Springs on Sept. 25 so Johnson could see her mother before being sentenced the next day in the sex and drug case. She faced up to 58 years in prison.
The girl told police that "Silvia told them that she was going to jail the next day and wanted to say goodbye," according to the arrest affidavit.
The accident took place on Interstate 25 north of Castle Rock as they were returning from Colorado Springs. The girl lost control of the car, which ran off the road, crossed a service road and rolled end over end, ejecting one passenger.
Johnson's 14-year-old daughter, her 11-year-old son and a 12-year- old boy also were in the car.
No charges have yet been filed in connection with the accident, but the Colorado State Patrol plans to file "a number of charges," including felony child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the affidavit.
Johnson's attorney, Phil Cherner, said she had surgery Wednesday evening and was expected to be released within 24 hours.
The condition of the children who were in the car is unclear. One suffered head injuries and another suffered a ruptured spleen and fractured back, according to the affidavit, which did not identify them. The driver was not seriously injured.
A marijuana pipe was found among Johnson's belongings at the hospital, the affidavit said.
She will be sentenced in the original case on Nov. 14.
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