Charges have been dismissed against a mother after her son pleaded guilty to a crash in which she claimed, falsely, that she was the driver.The son, Joshua Ryan Burton, 26, was given an 11-month, 29-day probationary sentence and must perform 24 hours public service work for obstruction of justice. His mother, Colleen Ann Burton, 51, had the charge of making a false report dismissed in view of her son’s plea.According to Highway Patrolman Gary Myers, Mr. Burton lost control of his vehicle on Mt. Zion Road near Viola and slammed into a tree and block mailbox.“It totaled the vehicle and sent large blocks approximately 150 feet down the road from the crash,” the trooper revealed, noting lawmen believe that Mr. Burton contacted his mother after the wreck, before officers arrived on the scene.
Charges dropped for mom