Posted: Thu 2:26 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Reporter: The Associated Press Email
Updated: Thu 2:38 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Chase Collision Victim Identified
Authorities have released the name of a Lexington, Nebraska man who was killed when his vehicle was struck by a pickup being chased by a state trooper.
Dawson County Attorney Elizabeth Waterman identified the victim as 68-year-old Ruben Maravilla-Cortes. He was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning at the scene along U.S. Highway 283 in Lexington.
Waterman says 22-year-old Destry Swartz of Coats, Kansas was driving the pickup being chased. He and a 17-year-old Lexington boy were not hurt in the collision.
Swartz is charged with vehicular homicide while driving drunk and four other charges. Swartz remains in custody on $500,000 bail.
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