SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Springfield man has been charged in a deadly drunken
driving crash on Interstate 44.
Thirty-nine-year-old William Dorlac pleaded not guilty Tuesday to driving drunk
in the crash that killed 65-year-old Deborah Coleman, of Lebanon. His attorney, Dean Price, declined to comment, saying he is awaiting further investigation.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Dorlac was arrested Sunday after his
pickup truck went across the median of I-44 and struck the sport utility vehicle Coleman was driving.
The Springfield News-Leader reports Dorlac told authorities he drank two or three 16-ounce (453 gram) beers that had an alcohol content of 9.6 percent.
Prosecutors in Greene County say Dorlac previously pleaded guilty to driving
while intoxicated in neighboring Christian County. Dorlac has posted bond.
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