Utah Man Sentenced For Stones Concert Hit And Run

A man who drove his truck over a woman in a crowded Salt Lake City crosswalk after a February Rolling Stones concert drew a four-month prison sentence this week. As part of the unorthodox ruling, a judge also ordered the man to contact the principal of every high school in Salt Lake and Utah counties to ask permission to talk to students about his experience.

After his release from prison, the man will face 120 days of home confinement, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. He also must pay $32,000 in medical bills to the woman he ran over. The woman, who continues to undergo physical therapy, suffered a fractured spine, a broken rib, and crushed arm muscles in the incident outside the Delta Center.

Witnesses to the incident reportedly said the man, 24-year-old Justin Kole Phillips of Orem, was inching his four-wheel-drive truck through a post-concert crowd, honking its horn and revving its engine in an attempt to clear the way. At one point the truck lurched forward, running over a woman in the crosswalk. Phillips then drove off, and was arrested hours later.

According to local newspaper accounts, Phillips explained to the judge that he became afraid when a crowd surrounded his truck and began beating on its sides and hood. Fearing that he would be pulled from the truck or that the crowd would break its windows, Phillips said he drove off at the first opportunity. Phillips said he didn't know he ran over the victim, 29-year-old Monica Monson. Monson, however, reportedly testified that she made eye contact with Phillips just before she went down.

Phillips reportedly had attended the Rolling Stones concert, and admitted to drinking three beers at the show.

In a plea bargain arrangement, Phillips pled guilty to aggravated assault, which could have resulted in a five year prison sentence. Charges of leaving the scene of an injury accident and driving without insurance were dropped.