A woman in Iowa who admitted to police that she intentionally ran over a teenager because she believed the girl was Mexican has been charged with another hit and run crash that injured a black 12 year old boy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
According to WKRN, Nicole Franklin, who also goes by the name Nicole Poole, was charged Monday by Des Moines police with attempted murder in connection with a Dec. 9 crash that occurred less than an hour before another crash that took place in suburban Clive.
In the latest charge, Franklin was accused of leaving a roadway, traveling onto a sidewalk and hitting a 12-year-old boy in an apartment complex in Des Moines.
The boy suffered minor injuries. In the previous incident, Franklin was charged with attempted murder after her SUV struck Natalia Miranda as the 14-year-old girl was walking to school. Miranda was hospitalized for two days after suffering a concussion and severe bruising.
Police officials said that Franklin made derogatory statements about Latinos during her interview with officers, also admitting to intentionally running the teenage girl over with her car.
Separately, Franklin was charged Sunday with assault in violation of individual rights and with operating under the influence, a second offense. Those charges came after Franklin allegedly went to a convenience store where she threw items at a clerk and directed racial epithets at him and other customers.
Franklin’s trial has been set for February.
