Driver Enters Plea in Deadly Wrong-Way SR-52 Collision

A National City woman pleaded guilty Monday for her role in a deadly wrong-way highway collision six months ago.

April Thompson, 23, was behind the wheel of a white pickup truck around 1 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 and traveling the wrong way on State Route 52.

Thompson’s vehicle ran head-on into a VW beetle driven by Jayme Midlam of Santee. The 25-year-old Midlam was pronounced dead at the scene.

Prosecutors said Thompson had a blood-alcohol level that was double the legal limit at the time of the crash.

On Monday, Thompson pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges. She is scheduled to be sentenced September 6.

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