Gibbon, Neb., man charged in fatal crash
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Associated Press - December 24, 2009 7:45 PM ET
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - A Gibbon man has been charged with felony motor vehicle homicide for his role in a November crash that left a rural Wood River man dead.
Authorities say 35-year-old Jose Murillo-Avina was driving on U.S. Highway 30 on Nov. 22 when his vehicle collided with a car driven by 52-year-old Jerry Codner.
Court records show that Murrilo-Avina told emergency responders that he had had at least six beers before the crash. At the hospital, his blood-alcohol content measured .19. The legal limit to drive in Nebraska is .08.
Because Avina has a previous drunken-driving conviction, the charge he faces in Buffalo County is considered more serious. If convicted, he faces up to 50 years in prison.
He remains free on bond.
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