Scott Millis pleads guilty to traffic death, injuring

A Mooringsport man set to go on trial Monday, September 22, 2025, for causing death to one person and serious injuries to another while driving under the influence, pleaded guilty last week in Caddo District Court.

After his pleading Thursday, September 18, 2025, Scott Millis, 49, was sentenced by District Judge Chris Victory to 20 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or reduction of sentence for vehicular homicide and first-degree vehicular negligent injuring. He also must pay a $2,000 fine, undergo substance abuse counseling and complete a driving improvement program as required by law for vehicular homicide. He also must serve five years at hard labor concurrent for the first-degree vehicular negligent injuring conviction. 

On January 11, 2024, Millis was driving home from a local bar without headlights around 7 p.m. at North Market Street and Poleman Road when his vehicle struck a car driven by Destiny Stewart crossing the road. The collision killed Ms. Stewart and seriously injured her passenger, J.L. Young. 

Millis admitted to drinking four beers and five shots of vodka prior to driving. A blood draw confirmed Millis's blood-alcohol concentration to be .28 percent, several times the legal limit. That high blood-alcohol level made the crime one of violence.

The family of the victims approved the guilty pleading.

Millis was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Courtney N. Ray. He was defended by Michael Enright.

The case was docket No. 400432.