NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. — A man was sentenced Friday in connection with the death of a 6-year-old boy in Nebraska City.
Vernon Christiansen, 59, of Percival, Iowa, received a one-year jail sentence with six days credit for a charge of motor vehicle homicide in Otoe County court. He was also ordered to pay a $500 fine for the charge.
Christiansen pled no contest to the motor vehicle homicide charge, as well as to possessing an open alcohol container, bald or improper use of tires, and first offense obstructed view of the driver on July 22. The additional charges carry a $125 fine.
He was released from jail after posting 10% of his $50,000 bond. On September 3, bond conditions were eased, and he was no longer required to wear an alcohol monitoring device.
The charges relate to a crash on July 17 near 8th Street and First Corso. Police said Christiansen’s pickup struck the boy shortly after the weekly farmers market opened, killing him at the scene.
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