Change of Plea in Felony DUI Case

A 20-year-old woman changed her plea on a felony charge Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

On August 29 of 2020, Mira Loring was arrested and charged with Felony DUI- Causing Serious Bodily Injury for being the driver in a one-vehicle crash on US Highway 14 in Sheridan County. According to court documents, Loring rolled her vehicle, causing herself and two passengers to be ejected from the vehicle. One of the individuals was life flighted to a hospital in Billings, while another was taken to Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Loring also sustained injuries as a result of the crash. While being interviewed by a trooper with the Wyoming Highway Patrol at the scene of the crash, Loring admitted to driving the vehicle down the mountain after consuming alcohol.

Loring, at a hearing Thursday in District Court, pleaded “guilty” to the charge pursuant to a plea agreement that was reached with the State. The plea deal recommends a sentence of 4 to 6 years in prison, suspended in lieu of a split-sentence of 120 days in the Sheridan County Detention Center and three years of supervised probation. Loring will also be responsible for restitution, which will be determined at sentencing. District Court Judge John Fenn ordered that a presentence investigation be completed and scheduled the sentencing for September 30 at 9:45 am. Loring’s bond was continued under the same terms and conditions that were previously set.