Potter would have one leg was broken and she suffered a broken kneecap as a result of the accident. On two attempts, the breath alcohol test Chandler was up more than twice the legal limit, officials say.
"Some time ago I extended an offer to plea bargain the defendant," said Chief Deputy District Attorney Heather Lanier. "Mainly because of my insistence that any recommendation of the State includes a period of incarceration of Ms. Chandler, the offer made was rejected."
A call to Chandler's lawyer, Thomas Duck, was not immediately returned.Two attempts to talk to Chandler by phone at Westover High School, where she works as a guidance counselor, were met with disconnections.