Nebraska woman sentenced to prison for fatal accident
March 15, 2021 GMT
An Omaha woman was sentenced Monday to prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a fatal accident last year on Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska’s Sarpy County.
Kenisha Prentice, 25, was ordered to serve five to 10 years in prison for felony motor vehicle homicide and 18 months to 3 years in prison for DUI causing serious bodily injured, with the sentences to be served consecutively, the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
She also was fined $550 on two other traffic counts.
The crash occurred around 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 9 near the Nebraska Highway 370 westbound entrance ramp, east of Gretna. Prentice’s car hit the rear of a stalled car driven by Nabil Shokai, 67, of Lincoln. Shokai was pronounced dead at a hospital. A passenger, Kalul Bor, 74, was injured.
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March 15, 2021 3:11 pm
SARPY COUNTY (KLKN) Kenisha Prentice, 25, was sentenced in Sarpy County Monday for her role in the fatal crash involving a Lincoln resident.
Prentice was sentenced for four offenses: DUI – Motor Vehicle Homicide, DUI Causing Serious Bodily Injury, DUI 2nd Offense, and Following Too Closely. She had previously pled guilty to these charges.
In total, she could serve 6.5 to 13 in prison and pay $550 in fines. Her driver’s license will also be revoked for 15 years.
The crash happened the night of Feb. 9 when Prentice and friends were driving back from a party where they had been drinking. Prentice ultimately crashed into a stalled vehicle in the right lane of I-80, near the Hwy 370 on-ramp. The stalled vehicle did have its emergency flashers on.
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