Riverside County prosecutors this week sought a judge’s approval to hire a psychologist to examine a Corona woman accused of fatally running over her 6-year-old son as he held on to the car and ran alongside after being locked out.

Melissa Ann Damron, 44, says her doctors believe she is eligible for a mental-health diversion program that could result in charges being dismissed, but the District Attorney’s Office rejected their diagnosis, according to a motion filed by Deputy District Attorney Timothy S. Brown in Superior Court on Tuesday, May 27.

Damron’s doctors diagnosed her with major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder and autism-spectrum disorder, the filing states. If the court upholds its initial ruling that Damron is eligible for the diversion program, she would receive treat

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