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Marin Woman Charged In Fatal DUI Crash Gets Jail Release: Report
Keilah Marie Coyle, 22 of Novato, was released to a residential treatment facility.
LAKE COUNTY, CA — A Novato woman who was arrested earlier this year in connection with a Lake County DUI crash that killed two people has been released to a residential treatment program, The Lake County Record-Bee reports.
Keilah Marie Coyle, 22, is facing two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, according to the report. She has plead not guilty to all charges.
A Lake County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of a defense motion to release Coyle on a promise to appear and ordered a continuance until Sept. 3 , the report said.
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Coyle driving a Ford F-250 pickup truck southbound on Highway 29 near Middletown at around 11:05 p.m. on March 13 when she crossed the two solid double yellow lines and collided head-on with a GMC van according to the California Highway Patrol.
Both of the van's occupants were pronounced dead at the scene by Cal Fire and South Lake County Fire Personnel who responded to the scene, the CHP said.
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Coyle's truck overturned and she suffered minor injuries according to the CHP.
She was subsequently arrested by Clear Lake Area-officers who observed signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication, the CHP said.
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