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Teen arrested for his role
in fatal accident
BY CORY GOLDEN Lincoln Journal Star
Police arrested a 17-year-old Lincoln boy
Thursday on suspicion of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide for his
part in a two-car accident that caused injuries a pathologist ruled
later killed a 66-year-old man.
According to police, on Nov. 30, 2001, just after 11 a.m., Carl
A. Thomas was driving a Nissan Sentra southbound on South 37th
Street at Sheridan Boulevard when he collided with an eastbound Ford
Escort driven by Joseph E. Brown.
Thomas, of 5221 S. 49th St., was originally cited on suspicion of
failure to yield.
Brown complained to rescuers of chest pain at the scene. He was
taken by ambulance to BryanLGH Medical Center East, where he died
Dec. 4.
In an autopsy report dated Jan. 22, a pathologist concluded Brown
died of severe blunt force trauma to his torso, Lancaster County
Attorney Gary Lacey said.
Thomas now faces up to a year in jail and up to a $1,000 fine if
convicted.
A retired employee of the ADM soybean processing plant in
Lincoln, Brown spent 30 years serving the U.S. Army National Guard
and Naval Reserves and 13 years as a guidance worker at the Nebraska
State Penitentiary.
He was survived by his wife, Mary, sons Mitchell and Richard,
adopted son, Tony, three grandchildren, siblings and extended
family.
Reach Cory Golden at 473-7246 or cgolden@journalstar.com.
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