A woman charged with drunk driving in connection with a 2024 deadly crash in Clinton County has pleaded no contest to multiple charges, including second-degree murder.
- Ashley Monroe faced multiple charges related to the crash in Watertown Township.
- Two people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in the incident.
- Monroe entered her no contest plea during a hearing Wednesday at the Clinton County Courthouse.
WATCH: Woman pleads no contest to charges in deadly 2024 Clinton County drunk driving crash
Ashley Monroe entered the plea Wednesday in connection with the May 2024 crash that killed Daniel Harris and Jonathan Esch and injured more than a dozen others.
"And regarding count 14 - murder in the second degree involving victims Daniel Harris and Jonathan Esch, how do you wish to plead?" the judge asked.
"No contest," Monroe replied.
Family members and survivors in the courtroom heard Monroe say "no contest," nine times as she faced multiple counts related to the deadly accident.
Police say Monroe was allegedly driving drunk when she hit the family on South Wacousta Road as they were walking back from a in Watertown Township. Investigators say her blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit.
Monroe pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree murder and eight counts of driving while intoxicated causing serious injury. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as a conviction in court.
After the hearing, the prosecution refused to comment to me until after sentencing, and I wasn't able to reach Monroe's defense attorney for comment after the hearing. Monroe's sentencing date is set for October 7.
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