Reality TV star pleads guilty to 2 counts in fatal DUI wreck

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Last Updated : Mar 17 2018 | 2:50 PM IST

Former reality TV star Melissa Hancock entered pleas of no contest for driving the wrong way and failing to obey a highway sign in connection with the crash that killed U.S. Coast Guard technician, Daniel Dill.

25-year-old Melissa Hancock on Friday entered pleas of no contest to driving the wrong way and failing to obey a highway sign in connection with the November 4 crash that killed 29-year-old Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Dill.

She was fined $150 and given a trial date of May 23 for a felony aggravated DUI manslaughter charge, The Hollywood Reporter quoted.

At the time of the crash, Dill was on his way to pick up his wife and friends, who were celebrating her birthday.

Hancock appeared on Lifetime's Little Women: Atlanta, a reality show about women of short stature. She remains jailed without bond.

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First Published: Mar 17 2018 | 2:50 PM IST

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