Springfield man charged with DWI, manslaughter after Lebanon woman killed in head-on collision

A Springfield man was charged with driving while intoxicated and involuntary manslaughter following a two-vehicle crash 11:53 a.m. today on westbound I-44 inside the Strafford city limits killed a Lebanon woman.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2004 Chevrolet pickup driven by William A. Dorlac, 39, Springfield, was traveling eastbound on I-44 when Dorlac tost control of the vehicle and crossed the median cables into westbound I-44 where it struck a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Deborah R. Coleman, 65, Lebanon head on.


Mercy paramedic Charles Schrader pronounced Coleman dead at the scene at 12:09 p.m.

Dorlac was treated for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital, Springfield.

The fatality was the 125th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.