Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter

Florida Milton A Milton woman is in the Santa Rosa County Jail after police say she was drunk when her SUV slammed into a truck killing the driver and a passenger.

by WKRG Staff

Published: Sat, April 11, 2009 - 9:32 am CST Last Updated: Sat, April 11, 2009 - 12:09 pm CST

According to Florida Highway Patrol, 51-year old June Coriell of Milton, Florida was driving down the wrong lane on State Road 87 last week when her SUV slammed into a pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction. The driver, 58-year old James Dixon, who is also from Milton, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, 27-year old Teresa Lunsford was ejected from the truck. She later died at Sacred Heart Hospital. Two children were also in the vehicle. 7-year old Celina Crapps and 8-year old Melissa Hopkins were also transported to Sacred Heart. They have since been released.

According to officers, June Coriell was also taken to Sacred Heart. She was later released then booked into Santa Rosa County Jail. Coriell has been charged with two counts each of DUI Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide. Her bond has been set at $500,000.

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mob1 Says:

Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 1:03 pm

The main reason must drunk drivers walk away is because their body is more relaxed and limber. Most accidents are survivalable if you can stay relaxed prior to impact, however obviously this is impossible sober.

BamaBob Says:

Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:58 am

Isn’t it strange how the drunks walk away from these horrific accidents and are standing around for mug shots a short time later.

Wait4Me Says:

Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:45 am

It will be interesting to watch this case and the Nick Adenhart case in California, just to see how differently the outcomes are when the victim is well known and a promising star.