COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — [KETV] – An Iowa woman pleaded guilty to DUI homicide by vehicle in the death of a man on Christmas Eve, in Council Bluffs. Police arrested 47-year-old Angela Thurman, of Pacific Junction earlier this year. Police said she hit 74-year-old Juan Avalos, who was standing near his vehicle parked near the intersection of Poplar Drive and Birch Street. He later died.

According to a court document filed on April 10, Thurman pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle – intoxication. A second count of possession of controlled substance will be dismissed at her cost, according to court documents.

She faces up to 25 years in prison. Her license will also be revoked for six years and Thurman won’t be eligible for a temporary restricted license for at least two years after that. Her sentencing is scheduled for April 19 at the Pottawattamie County Courthouse.