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WASHINGTON CITY, Utah — A woman has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two brothers who she allegedly hit while driving under the influence Saturday afternoon.
Julie Ann Budge, 47, was booked into the Washington County Jail on 2 felony counts of automobile homicide, 2 felony counts of DUI with serious bodily injury, 2 felony counts of failure to remain at the scene of an accident & 1 misdemeanor count of reckless driving.
Police say Budge 2 men on bicycles on Telegraph Street in Washington City. Matthew Bullard & Adam Bullard, who were participating in the "Spring Tour of St. George" timed bike ride, died from their injuries.
When officers responded to the scene, Budge reportedly told them she had "various medical issues" & had began uncontrollably defecating herself without warning. She said this caused her to swerve & hit the Bullards, who she said she didn't see. She also said they were stopped, although police said they were riding westbound in the bike lane. Budge was going in the same direction & she said she couldn't get her car to stop after the crash until it died several hundred yards from the crash site.
Police conducted field sobriety tests, all of which they said Budge failed. She told them she had been taking fentanyl through an IV drip since being admitted to the hospital the day before.
She was then arrested & police secured a warrant for & collected a blood sample.
Budge is being held in jail without bail. Police wrote in the probable cause affidavit that she was convicted of DUI in 2015.
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Source: Fox 13
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