VALLEY, Neb. (AP) — A Fremont man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal three-vehicle crash near Valley earlier this month.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department said Saturday that 39-year-old George Plofkin was arrested Friday evening at his home in Fremont.
The sheriff’s department said methamphetamine use contributed to the Dec. 8 crash that killed Timothy Compton, 38.
Authorities said the crash happened after Plofkin’s pickup truck crossed the center line on a county road northwest of Valley and collided with Compton’s car.
Another southbound pickup driven by a 55-year-old man then rear-ended Compton’s car.
