OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A Douglas County deputy attorney serving as a Nebraska Regent is facing charges after authorities say her blood-alcohol level registered at more than four times the legal limit in the aftermatch of a head-on crash that left one person with life-threatening injuries.
Douglas County Court documents filed July 30 state that authorities recorded Elizabeth O’Connor, 34, as having 0.321% blood-alcohol content following a crash at 8:33 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, near 63rd and Blondo streets.
O’Connor made her first appearance in front of a judge on Friday. She was formally charged with DUI causing serious bodily injury, a Class 3A Felony punishable by up to three years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.
She is currently scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 9…