pain and suffering

my family was terrorized by a lady in a full sized truck. she was my husband's employee and became obsessed with him. she showed up at my house one afternoon in the midst of us filling out a restraining order against her (she began to display erratic behavior and left threatening messages). she plowed her truck through my front lawn and within 8 feet of my front window - from which i was standing at the time. she stopped short because of a tree and my porch railing. she then pulled back and took of forward, hitting my van which was parked on the driveway.

the police took her away on a number of felony charges, but by the time it got to the da, only felony vandalism was left, now that has been plea-ed down to misdemeanor vandalism and probation.

we now have bills for the therapy we had to pay for. my children still have nightmares, as do i and every time we hear a loud engine rev, we all freak out. not to mention, she is still stalking my husband.

Based on what you say here, you could file suit against her (or at least threaten to do so) in small claims court or in regular court; filing in small claims court is easier and requires no attorney...you could try to collect all of the costs and damages that you suffered due to her behavior...