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LIVE STREAMING COVERAGE WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST. BREAKING TONIGHT, A FORMER NEBRASKA REGENT PLEADS GUILTY TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND SERIOUSLY HURTING A GRANDMOTHER IN A CRASH. ELIZABETH O’CONNOR CHANGED HER PLEA TO GUILTY, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS. SHE WAS FOUR TIMES OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT WHEN SHE CROSSED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LAST MAY, NEAR 63RD AND BLONDO. O’CONNOR RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD OF REGENTS IN J
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Former Nebraska Regent changes plea in DUI crash that injured person
A former Nebraska Regent pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and seriously hurting a woman in a crash.Elizabeth O’Connor changed her plea to guilty.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: University of Nebraska regent accused of DUI waives preliminary hearing, will go to trialAccording to court documents, she was four times over the legal limit when she crossed into oncoming traffic in May 2025 near 63rd and Blondo streets.O’Connor resigned from the Board of Regents in January after several calls for her to step down.READ MORE: NU Regent Elizabeth O’Connor to resign months after being charged with DUIShe will be sentenced in August.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
A former Nebraska Regent pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and seriously hurting a woman in a crash.
Elizabeth O’Connor changed her plea to guilty.
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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: University of Nebraska regent accused of DUI waives preliminary hearing, will go to trial
According to court documents, she was four times over the legal limit when she crossed into oncoming traffic in May 2025 near 63rd and Blondo streets.
O’Connor resigned from the Board of Regents in January after several calls for her to step down.
READ MORE: NU Regent Elizabeth O’Connor to resign months after being charged with DUI
She will be sentenced in August.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
