A Nebraska snowplow driver is facing a misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide charge in connection with the death of State Trooper Kyle McAcy, who was killed while responding to a crash on Interstate 80 earlier this year.
According to court documents, Jordan M. Thomas, 56, of Palmyra, is scheduled to appear in Cass County Court on August 26. He is accused of causing the death of Trooper McAcy, 31, through careless driving during an incident that occurred on February 17 in Sarpy County.
McAcy, a 10-year veteran of the Nebraska State Patrol, and another trooper were assisting at the scene of a crash near mile marker 424 around 9:30 a.m. That crash occurred when an eastbound passenger vehicle collided with the back of a Nebraska Department of Transportation snowplow…