Woman Waives Preliminary Hearing In DUI Crash That Killed Falls Residents

The Warminster woman who is charged with killing two Falls residents in a DUI crash in Lower Southampton waived her right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

Kerri Millard, 28, was charged and arraigned in May with two felony counts of homicide by vehicle, two felony counts of homicide by vehicle while under the influence, four misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence (DUI), six misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person, and summary charges for driving at an unsafe speed, reckless driving and disregarding a traffic lane.

Millard, who was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility for one day until her bail amount was decreased and posted, was waived her case before District Judge John Waltman on Wednesday. Millard’s case will be filed and processed in Doylestown on July 24, where a trial could start within in the coming weeks.

According to police, Millard was traveling westbound on East Street Road on March 19 when her vehicle veered to the left, crossed over both westbound lanes of traffic and crossed the raised concrete road divider, entering the eastbound, opposite and oncoming lanes of traffic, before it struck a Honda Accord head-on. When a nearby Toyota Sequoia attempted to avoid the collision, the Honda Accord rotated clockwise and struck the Sequoia, before landing in an embankment along with Millard’s vehicle.

Police had to extricate all vehicle passengers and two victims died, both from Falls Township, one at the scene and one later at St. Mary Medical Center. 

While police noted an odor of alcohol eminating from Millard’s breath at the scene, tests which were delivered on April 6 indicated her BAC was .083. Medications including Aripiprazole (Abilify), Bupropion (Wellbutrin), Hydroybupropion, and Topiramate (Topamax) were also found in her system. Majority of the medications can be used to treat depression, migraines and/or smoking cessation, police said.

According to court documents, Millard admitted to police that she drank several small wine bottles in the time leading up to the crash. She also admitted to taking several prescription medications that day. Police uncovered three empty plastic bottles and one full bottle of Sutter Home wine inside Millard’s vehicle.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.