EL CAJON, Calif. -- A Ramona woman arrested five times for driving under the influence of drugs -- including an incident when she pinned a 7-year-old boy against a truck -- was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail and a yearlong drug treatment program.

Tiffany Adamo, 26, pleaded guilty Dec. 13 to three misdemeanor counts of DUI, two felony DUI charges and one felony count of prescription fraud.

Adamo faced a maximum of four years in state prison.

"This case calls out for rehabilitation," Judge Patricia Cookson said. "Prison will serve nothing. Nothing whatsoever."

Cookson told Adamo -- an emergency medical technician -- that she would have a chance during her five years on probation to straighten her life out.

"The problem is ... you were out of control for five months," Cookson told the defendant.

Cookson said Adamo had a minor criminal record, support of her family and was remorseful for her actions, including pinning the boy between a shopping cart and a truck in a parking lot on Oct. 13.

Cookson also suspended Adamo's driver's license and told her she couldn't own a vehicle while on probation.

Because Adamo had loud music playing at least twice when she was driving under the influence, Cookson ordered that she play music at a lower level once she resumed driving.

Cookson said Adamo would have to complete an 18-month program through the Department of Motor Vehicles to get her license back.

Adamo's attorney, A. King Aminpour, told Cookson that his client was involved in a car crash two years ago, causing her to become addicted to medications for disc and back problems.

Adamo had aspirations of becoming a firefighter and her goal is to help people, the attorney said.

Adamo's life spiraled out of control during a six-month period last year because of her addiction, Aminpour told the judge.

"She concedes these have been the darkest days of her life," Aminpour said of her time in jail.

Aminpour urged Cookson to send Adamo for drug treatment to "save this young lady's soul."

The mother of the boy who was pinned, Dawn Miramontes, said Adamo was non-responsive when she pinned her son between a shopping cart and a truck.

Miramontes said her son received internal injuries where he couldn't make natural bowel movements for three weeks and has been traumatized by the accident.

"He is the victim of a habitual drunk driver," the mother told the judge.

The boy's father, Sigifredo, told Adamo she should have known better than to drive while impaired.

"I want to hate you, but I can't," the father told the defendant. "You're sorry because you got caught. That's the only reason. I hope you get some help."

The father urged Adamo's family to help her get the treatment she needs.

A tearful Adamo said she was ashamed and embarrassed for her actions.

"I have gotten myself into an extremely bad situation," the defendant said.

Adamo said her actions were a "complete failure of my judgment and a complete failure of my life. To think that I could have harmed this child just breaks my heart."

Adamo apologized to the boy's family and said her addiction overpowered her.

"I take full responsibility for my actions," Adamo said.

Adamo said she couldn't make rational decisions and ended up in "extremely poor, thoughtless, decision-making."

Adamo urged Cookson to help her get the help she needed and wanted.

"Please help me be me again," Adamo said.