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York Man Sentenced to Prison in Fatal 2013 Crash

Otis Newcomb
Otis Newcomb

YORK, Neb. (AP) — A York man has been given five- to 10 years in prison for the crash death of a teacher from Aurora.

Judge James Stecker sentenced 38-year-old Otis Newcomb on Monday in York County District Court on a charge of felony manslaughter.

Newcomb pleaded no contest in July as part of a plea deal that lowered a vehicular homicide charge and dismissed another charge.

Authorities say Newcomb was driving a van on Highway 34 near York in November 2013 when his vehicle collided with a pickup. A passenger in the pickup, 31-year-old Lauren Akerson, was killed. Others in the pickup were injured.

Prosecutors said Newcomb was drinking alcohol prior to the crash.

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