Michaels did not speak during her court appearance, and the case was continued until Aug. 28.
Not guilty pleas have been entered for Michaels, who is being held on a $3 million bond in the Montgomery County Jail, records show.
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County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. has said Michaels deliberately drove the wrong way northbound in the southbound lanes of I-75 after pulling over in an emergency U-Turn area on the highway.
Michaels faces six counts of murder and six counts of aggravated vehicular homicide. She also was indicted for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, but Heck has said that was not a factor in the March 17 wreck.
A statement from Michaels’ estranged husband on July 8 indicated she told him “I’m going to drive backwards on I-75” just minutes before the triple-fatal crash occurred, according to Moraine Police Division records.
Blood-alcohol tests show Michaels was above the legal limit, police records show.
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