Illinois man charged in fatal I-80 crash nearly a year later

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A Hoffman Estates, Illinois man has been charged with reckless motor vehicle homicide this week, nearly a year after a crash killed a Columbus, Nebraska, man on I-80.

Vasyl Melnychuk, 35, was booked into the Sarpy County Jail on April 8.

According to the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a crash on April 20, 2025 near mile marker 429 east of Linoma Beach at about 6:45 a.m…

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