The Daily Inter Lake

One Kalispell woman pleaded innocent Thursday to negligent homicide and another will wait a week to enter her plea.

They are accused of causing separate traffic accidents that killed three people.

Steffanie Schauf, 26, pleaded innocent to negligent homicide, along with two counts of vehicular assault, in connection with a crash July 1 on U.S. 93 south of Whitefish.

At about 1:30 a.m., Schauf allegedly slammed her sports car into the back of a pickup, sending it rolling down an embankment.

Brett Adams, 24, of Bigfork died from injuries in the crash. He was a passenger in the truck, which was driven by Christopher Gray of Bigfork. Gray and another passenger, Savannah Hill, were seriously injured in the accident.

Schauf's blood-alcohol limit was reportedly 0.34 percent - more than four times the legal limit of 0.08 percent. She reportedly received minor injuries.

The penalty for negligent homicide is a prison sentence of as long as 10 years. Punishment for vehicular assault can be as long as five years in prison.

Schauf's trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 30.

Genevieve Baker, 48, is charged with two counts of negligent homicide in the deaths of her sister, Georgia Johnston, 46, of Seattle, and a Kalispell motorcyclist, William Haller Jr., 25.

Her arraignment Thursday was rescheduled for next week.

The accident happened during mid-afternoon April 29 on U.S. 2 near Glacier Park International Airport. Court documents say Baker's blood-alcohol level was 0.21 percent - more than twice the legal limit.

Her vehicle reportedly skidded into the path of Haller's motorcycle, killing him instantly. Johnston was a passenger in the car and died when the vehicle rolled into a ditch. Baker also was injured.