The driver of a vehicle accused of striking a little girl getting off a school last year made her initial court appearance Monday in Flathead County Justice Court.

Patricia Ann Berliner, of Fortine, appeared in front of Judge Eric Hummel. Berliner is facing one count of child endangerment and was released on her own recognizance.

Berliner’s next court appearance will be in Flathead District Court at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30.

She was initially charged with the felony offense Tuesday, April 7, and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in the Montana State Prison.

Six-year-old Jordana Hubble, a student at Olney-Bissell School, was hit by a car Nov. 12, 2019, allegedly driven by Berliner after she got off a bus on U.S. 93 north of Whitefish. Hubble was trying to cross the highway when she was struck by the vehicle that failed to stop, even though bus lights and stop signs were fully activated.

According to witness statements in a charging document, Berliner allegedly said she didn’t think she had to stop because the bus was in the other lane.

Court documents indicate Hubble was thrown 60 feet after impact before landing in a ditch.

Hubble suffered a traumatic brain injury, but she is conscious and performing rehabilitation exercises at Nexus Children’s Hospital in Houston.

Her mother, Veronica “Vo” Hubble posted a video April 12 on Facebook of Jordana celebrating Easter.

According to witnesses at the scene, the woman was driving between 25 and 40 miles per hour when she hit the girl.