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MINDEN — A Grand Island man has been charged with motor vehicle homicide in relation to a fatal accident that took place in Kearney County on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Duniesky Benitez Torres, 35, has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, a Class 1 misdemeanor and two counts of violating a stop or yield sign, both are infractions.
A signed warrant for Benitez Torres arrest was issued on Dec. 16.
According to the Kearney County Sheriff’s Office, at 10:18 a.m., they received multiple 911 calls related to two vehicle accident with injuries near the intersection of County Road 23 and County Road B.
The drivers of both vehicles were transported to CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney with serious injuries.
The affidavit stated that a passenger in Benitez Torres’ vehicle, Salvador De Jesus Alvarado Reyes, 35, of Kearney, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The accident was investigated by the Nebraska State Patrol with assistance from the Kearney County Sheriff’s Office and Kearney County Attorney’s Office.
Assistance at the scene was provided by the Wilcox Fire Department, the Hildreth Fire Department, Good Samaritan EMS and the Kearney County Road Department.
