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Teen Who Was Allegedly Texting and Driving Charged in Crash Death Near Sidney

fatal-accidentSIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A 16-year-old Nebraska boy who told officers he’d been texting before a fatal collision has been charged in juvenile court.

Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub (shahb) says one allegation filed Tuesday amounts to misdemeanor vehicular homicide in adult court and the other allegation is texting while driving. The Associated Press generally doesn’t identify juveniles accused of crimes.

The collision occurred a little after 11:30 p.m. on July 31, about four miles east of Sidney on U.S. Highway 30. Authorities say 19-year-old Karman “JoJo” Reichman was driving east when her vehicle ran into a westbound vehicle driven by the teenage boy.

She was pronounced dead at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Investigators say the boy acknowledged that he’d been texting before the accident.

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