A Coos Bay man pleaded guilty Monday in the drunk driving crash that killed a beloved softball coach and promising young Umpqua Community College student-athlete in April.

Jonathan J. Dowdy entered guilty pleas to two counts of second-degree manslaughter for the deaths of coach Jami Strinz, 46, and 19-year-old student Kiley Jones , according to court papers filed in Coos County Circuit Court.

Dowdy, 32, also pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree assault, five counts of fourth-degree assault as well as driving with a suspended license and DUII.

Witnesses driving behind Dowdy’s pickup saw him swerving erratically and nearly colliding with a concrete barrier before he veered into oncoming traffic on Oregon 42 and struck the team bus head-on around 10 p.m. April 18, accordi

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