A January sentencing has been set for a man whose speeding van crashed last July, killing a passenger.
32-year-old Nemias Garcia-Velasco, of Omaha, pleaded no contest Monday to vehicular homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol. His sentencing is set for Jan. 5.
Police say the van was speeding July 5 when it left the roadway, hit a guardrail and a bridge support on I-80 near the I-680 split. The van was engulfed in flames after the crash, which killed 58-year-old Silvano Torres, who was riding without restraints in the van's cargo area.