Dive Brief:

• A woman charged with knocking out the local trash collector in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to complete two years of probation and 50 hours of community service for her actions. 

• Sarah Hart was also ordered by the judge to continue with her mental health treatment, as required by the judge months ago after the woman pleaded guilty to simple assault.

• Hart must also pay $605 in restitution for dental bills which were incurred by the waste employee after she broke his tooth when she hit him.

Dive Insight:

Hart pleaded guilty during her appearance in court, citing psychological problems as the cause for the incident.