Milton woman pleads no contest to DUI Manslaughter

A Milton woman has pleded no contest to charges in relation to an April 9 traffic mishap.

June Coriell, 52, of Milton, pleaded no contest to two counts of DUI Manslaughter, two counts of DUI with Serious Bodily Injury, and one count of DUI property damage.

Back on April 9, Coriell was driving a vehicle northbound on Highway 87 when her vehicle struck another on vehicle head-on in the southbound lane, according to the Florida Highway Patrol report.

The accident claimed the lives of the driver James I. Dixon, 58, and a passenger Teresa Lunsford, 27, both of Milton. Two minor children were also in the vehicle at the time of the accident. Seven-year-old Celina Capps, and eight-year old Melissa Hopkins.

According to the FHP report Capps was ejected out of the passenger side window.

Judge Gay Bergosh ordered a presentence investigation and schedule a hearing for Coriell on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Santa Rosa County Courthouse.

Coriell could face a maximum of 41 years when she appears for sentencing.