Dothan woman charged with alcohol related murder from fatality

Authorities say a Dothan woman was under the influence of alcohol when she lost control of the vehicle she was driving at an intersection, taking the life of another woman.

Dothan police investigators arrested Shanequa Renae Gibson, 22, of Denton Road, on Thursday and charged her with murder for the death of Brittany Meink Hill. Gibson was released from the Houston County Jail on Thursday after she posted a $75,000 bond.

Hill, of Fourth Avenue, who was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Gibson, died on Nov. 6 in a single-vehicle crash. It happened around 11:45 p.m. near the intersection of Bracewell Avenue and Stonebridge Road.

There were at least two other people in the vehicle, including Brandon Dozier, 17, and Komeshion Williams, 21, but they were not seriously injured.
Dothan Police Officer Thomas Davis, the department’s public information officer, said Gibson was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
Houston County District Attorney Doug Valeska said it was nearly a month before charges were filed because investigators had waited for the results of the analysis of Gibson’s blood. Valeska declined to comment on Gibson’s blood alcohol content.

“She was driving a Ford Explorer and lost control of the vehicle,” Valeska said. “She was going faster than the speed limit, she ran the stop and she told the officer she’d had two beers.”

Valeska said he did not have to prove Gibson intentionally killed anyone, only that it was an extreme indifference to human life and a reckless murder. 

“The bottom line is don’t drink and drive,” Valeska said.