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TELLS US, THE SENTENCE DOES NOT INCLUDE JAIL TIME. JULIE: AS PART OF A PLEA DEAL, JANE WATTS WILL SPEND FIVE YEARS ON PROBATION AND SERVE 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. IN COURT, SHE ACKNOWLEDGED SHE’LL ALSO LIVE WITH THE FACT THAT SHE TOOK THE LIFE OF A YOUNG FATHER WHILE IMPAIRED. >> I THINK ABOUT MICAH EVERY SINGLE DAY, I THINK ABOUT HIS FAMILY EVERY SINGLE DAY. JULIE: WATTS’ CAR COLLIDED WITH MICAH MILBURN’S MOTORCYCLE IN JULY 2018 AT THE INTERSECTION OF SECOND AND BROADWAY. BOTH DRIVERS HAD A GREEN LIGHT, BUT WATTS MADE A LEFT TURN INTO MILBURN’S PATH. >> PLEASE KNOW THAT I AM ETERNALLY SORRY FOR THIS DEVASTATING LOSS AND I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR YOU IN HOPES THAT SOMEDAY YOU WILL FIND PEACE. JULIE: MILBURN’S FAMILY ALSO SPOKE IN COURT. HIS MOTHER SAYS HE WAS THE GLUE THAT HELD THE FAMILY TOGETHE WHOLE FAMILY’S LIFE, HIS BROTHER, NIECE, CHILD, FRIENDS, NOTHING WILL BE THE SAME . JULIE: AT THE FAMILY’S REQUES THE JUDGE ADDED 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO THE PROBATION SENTENCE. MILBURN’S AUNT SAYS THEY’RE SATISFIED, AND GLAD ITS OVER >> WE’RE JUST THANKFUL THAT THERE IS SOME CLOSURE TODAY AND I JUST PRAY THAT SHE DOES HER COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TOUCH SOME KIDS' LIVES AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH AND THAT THEY DONT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT BECAUSE THEY CAN MAKE GOOD DECISIONS . J JULIE: ULIE DOLAN,

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A woman who pleaded guilty in a deadly 2018 DUI crash was sentenced to five years of probation and 100 hours of community service.Jane Watts was driving drunk in July 2018 when her car collided with Micah Milburn’s motorcycle at the intersection of Broadway and 2nd Street in downtown Louisville. Both drivers had a green light, but Watts made a left turn into Milburn’s path. While explaining the plea agreement, Watts’ attorney mentioned that Milburn was also under the influence the night of the crash. According to police, Milburn had blood alcohol content of 0.07 and a marijuana level of 9. He was also traveling at roughly twice the speed limit; police said Milburn was driving between 48 mph and 54 mph in a 25 mph zone. Watts’ attorney said the reason his client got behind the wheel that night was to pick up a friend who was in trouble. She pleaded guilty to lesser charges of reckless homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence.Watts apologized in court Monday morning.“I think about Micah every single day. I think about his family every single day,” Watts said. “Please know that I am eternally sorry for this devastating loss and I will continue to pray for you in hopes that someday you will find peace.”Milburn’s family also spoke in court. His mother, Pam, said he is missed every day and was the glue that held the family together. “She’s destroyed our whole family's life—his brother, niece, child, friends, grandparents, aunts and uncles—nothing will be the same," she said.At the family’s request, the judge added 100 hours of community service to the probation sentence. Milburn’s aunt, Beverly Morrison, said they’re satisfied and glad it’s over. “We're just thankful that there is some closure today," Morrison said. "I just pray that she does her community service and touches some kids lives and lets them know what she went through, that they don't have to go through that because they can make good decisions.”