BREAKING: Arrest made in connection to crash that killed Lincoln man
Lincoln Police have arrested a man in connection to a crash near Gateway Mall that killed a 23-year-old Lincoln man late last month.
On Tuesday, officers arrested 19 year old Marvin Rivas-Villanueva for motor vehicle homicide in the collision that killed Jared Williams.
Police responded to the four vehicle accident at the intersection of O Street and Lyncrest Drive on March 29.
The initial investigation determined Rivas-Villanueva was driving westbound on O Street, lost control and spun into oncoming traffic.
Jared Williams, a rear passenger in the car driven by Rivas-Villanueva was pronounced dead at the hospital.
LPD said officers interviewed multiple witnesses who told them Rivas-Villanueva was revving up, accelerating, and traveling at a high rate of speed prior to losing control and crashing into oncoming traffic.
Lincoln Police crash reconstructionists responded to the scene and processed vehicle and roadway evidence.
Evidence and reconstruction analysis confirmed Rivas-Villanueva was traveling at least 70 mph on a wet roadway during heavy traffic prior to the collision.
