A Tooele mom who hit her son with a skateboard and her vehicle avoided jail time in 3rd District Court Tuesday, and was instead sentenced to probation.

Alicia Ann Blood, 38, was arrested Aug. 5 after Tooele City police received a call reporting that she had assaulted her 16-year-old son near the skate park at the Dow James Complex.

Witnesses told police Blood had argued with her son before hitting him on the head with his skateboard. When the teen attempted to leave, Blood then got into her car, drove over the curb, and chased him across the grass. After hitting him with her car, Blood exited the vehicle, yelled at her son and then got back into her vehicle and drove away. She was arrested at home shortly thereafter.

Blood was originally charged with aggravated assault and child abuse/neglect — both third-degree felonies — and failure to give assistance at an accident — a class A misdemeanor. She pled guilty in early September, however, to lesser charges of simple assault and leaving the scene of an accident — both class A misdemeanors — as part of a plea deal.

Judge Stephen Henriod told Blood her actions were unacceptable.

“I doubt you understand how outrageous your conduct is in this case,” Henriod said.

However, a caseworker with the Department of Children and Family Services vouched that Blood had been taking the steps needed to get her life back on the right path and improve her relationships with her children.

Blood was sentenced to one year in the Tooele County Jail on both charges, but that jail time was suspended. Instead, she was ordered to complete 36 months probation and 120 hours of community service.

Jamie Belnap: jamieb@tooeletranscript.com