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Man Gets 300-day Sentence for Crash Death of Passenger
A Columbus man has been sentenced to 300 days behind bars for the death of his passenger after the vehicle they were in crashed.

Defendant Sentenced, Urged to Pay Back Victims
COLUMBUS, Neb. - A Columbus man has been sentenced to 300 days behind bars for the death of his passenger after the vehicle they were in crashed. Platte County District Court records say Martin Gomez Jr. was sentenced last week. He'd pleaded no contest to felony vehicular homicide while driving reckless. The crash occurred June 22, about 5 miles north of Columbus. Authorities say Gomez’s northbound sport utility vehicle went out of control, entered a ditch, veered back onto the roadway and rolled several times before coming to rest in a field. Authorities say 24-year-old Joseph Sullivan was killed. He lived in Columbus.
