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The petition to enter a guilty plea, filed in Coos County
Circuit Court, shows Dowdy also pleaded guilty to three counts
of third-degree assault, five counts of fourth-degree assault,
one count of driving under the influence and one count of
driving with a suspended license.
The attorney listed for Dowdy in court records, Jennifer Leigh
Leseberg, did not immediately respond to requests seeking
comment.
Dowdy was driving his pickup truck on April 18 when he crossed a
center line and crashed into a bus carrying 10 members of the
Umpqua Community College softball team, state police said.
Jami Strinz, 46, described on the school’s website as the head
softball coach, was driving the Chevrolet Express bus. Police
said she was later declared dead at a hospital.
Kiley Jones, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene. The freshman
from Nampa, Idaho, played first base, according to the athletics
department’s website.
The team was traveling from a game in Coos Bay, according to a
statement from the school.
The other eight occupants of the bus received moderate to
serious injuries, according to police.
Dowdy also was injured and was admitted to a hospital, state
police said. It wasn't immediately clear what type of injuries
he had. The Coos County Jail roster shows he was booked on April
21.
Dowdy's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 11.
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