A mother has been sentenced to jail after hitting a Perth schoolgirl with her car and subsequently fleeing the scene.

Tahira Shaheen, who was still a learner driver when she struck 12-year-old Alexis Lloyd, altered her account of events multiple times during the investigation.

Today, at 52 years old, Shaheen received a 16-month prison sentence for the incident that took place in June 2023. She ran over Alexis as the girl crossed a pedestrian crossing near Willetton Senior High School in southern Perth.

The collision left Alexis with a broken leg and collarbone, while Shaheen drove away without stopping.

“We hope this outcome clearly demonstrates that abandoning an accident scene and shirking accountability is intolerable,” stated Alexis’ mother, Tory Carter.

After being arrested more than two months after the crash, Shaheen told police “I knew I had hit someone but panicked”.

“I didn’t tell anyone. I was embarrassed because my child goes to Willetton Senior High School,” she said.

She was driving alone on her L-plates at the time.

The court heard Shaheen’s son came home and told her a student had been hit by a car.

Her husband later discovered damage to a vehicle, encouraging her to report it, but the 52-year-old said she didn’t know how it happened.

Her story changed throughout the case, later saying she thought she ran over a large musical instrument.

“Obviously the mental scars will be there for a long time to come but the physical ones seem to be going okay,” Carter said.

Despite the charges, the court heard Sheheen was granted a driver licence after hitting the 12-year-old.

“I think there’s something wrong with the system there, big time,” Carter said.

The 52-year-old could walk free in eight months.