SANTA ANA - A young woman was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for robbery, conspiracy, and felony evading the police officers when driving recklessly.
Amber Phelps, 24, of Orange County, was on parole for theft and credit-card fraud before. The co-defendant Julie Clifford, 22, of Orange County, was arrested in 2008 for extortion money.
The two women assaulted a victim at an Anaheim restaurant parking lot. Phelps thought the woman was involving with her boyfriend in a relationship. The two women stole the victim's purse and keys, and asked her to give them money.
When Orange county police was trying to arrest the pair in Orange County, Phelps sped up her car. In the chase of the two women, police later saw the woman drove into opposing side of the traffic and crashed into a BMW.
The victim in the car crash suffered serious injuries. He was taken to the hospital and had several surgeries. He is still in serious condition.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer sentenced Phelps to nine years in prison on Friday for conspiracy, felony evading police while driving recklessly and causing serious injuries and second-degree robbery.
Clifford pleaded guilty to conspiracy and felony evading police in June and was sentenced to five years in prison.
