Woman charged with trying to run daughter over with car due in court

BUTLER, Pa. — A Butler woman accused of trying to run over her own daughter with her car is due in court Monday.

Shelly Godfrey will be in front of a judge for a preliminary hearing.

Butler police told Channel 11 a fight led to Godfrey gunning her car at a group of people outside a home on March 4.

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A group of people were inside West Brady Street home when police say Godfrey began fighting with a man.

Godfrey was told to leave. That's when police said Godfrey got into her car and took off down the street at a fast rate of speed, nearly clipping a police cruiser before he pulled her over and arrested her.

WPXI's Amy Marcinkiewicz is in the courtroom for the hearing.  She'll have the developments coming up on Channel 11 News beginning at 5 p.m. 

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