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Dad accused of driving drunk fights ending daughter’s life

Benjamin Thompson
Benjamin Thompson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 36-year-old man who is charged with driving drunk when his 8-year-old daughter was critically hurt last month is fighting an effort to remove her from life support.

Another hearing will be held in December because Benjamin Thompson objected to the plan to remove Kazlynn Thompson from life support.

Kazlynn Thomson was one of three children injured in the Oct. 24 wreck, and her head injuries were the most severe.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services had asked the court to approve ending Kazlynn’s life support. The other children, ages 6 and 1, have been in state custody since the crash.

Thompson remains jailed in lieu of $1 million bond. He is charged with fifth-offense drunken driving and three counts of child abuse.

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