FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A Farmington woman has pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent homicide in a vehicle crash on Interstate 540 in Washington County.
The Northwest Arkansas Times reports Dorothy Hill pleaded guilty to the charge as part of a plea agreement and was sentenced to 40 years in prison, with 22 years suspended.
Authorities say Hill was driving on I-540 on May 15 when her vehicle collided that of 26-year-old Kathleen Mellinger, who died at a hospital three days later. Her passenger, 26-year-old Sean Mabrey, died at the scene.
Officials say Hill had a blood-alcohol content of more than .08, twice the legal limit, at the time.
Hill sobbed as Mellinger's parents and fiance spoke in court Thursday.
A telephone listing for her attorney, John Everett, rang unanswered on Saturday.
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