DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A woman accused of trying to kill her children by driving them into the ocean off Daytona Beach was in court Friday in an effort to convince a judge to allow her to visit her children.
The judge ruled, however, that Ebony Wilkerson can only communicate with her children through "pre-printed cards" that would have to be reviewed by a case manager and therapist.
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Wilkerson has not seen her children since the March incident. In May, a circuit judge barred Wilkerson from having any contact with her children -- in person, by phone or online.
Wilkerson was pregnant when she was arrested March 4 on charges of driving her van, with her three children aboard, into the rough surf. Video of the van being slammed by the waves and rescuers saving the children made international headlines.
Wilkerson was charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder and three counts of child abuse. She is out of jail and awaiting trial on $90,000 bail. The judge said the trial will likely start in late January.
Wilkerson gave birth to a boy in May while she was in the custody of the jail. The judge ruled Monday that Wilkerson also cannot see her baby.
Her husband and the father of the children, Lutful Ronjon, has the baby, but the other three children remain in the care of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The next hearing in the case was set for Dec. 12.