Probation in Nebraska City Pedestrian Death
(AP) - A 64-year-old Nebraska City man has been given 18 months of probation for fatally injuring a pedestrian in a traffic accident.
Online court records say Larry Lawton pleaded no contest to misdemeanor careless driving and assault. He was fined $600 last week and must serve 50 hours of community service. Prosecutors reduced charges in exchange for Lawton's pleas.
Authorities say Lawton's vehicle struck William "Walkin' Willie" Perkins in Nebraska City on Nov. 6. The 79-year-old Perkins died Nov. 27 at a Lincoln hospital.
Perkins got the nickname "Walkin' Willie" because he used to walk 16 miles from Hamburg, Iowa, to Nebraska City to work or pick up his mail. Perkins later moved to Nebraska City and made daily rounds to visit friends in the downtown.
© Associated Press
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Wanted felon arrested in Hiawatha
St. Joseph teacher arrested for student sex crimes
Revised flood predictions along the MO River
Valuation change notices coming soon for Nebraska residents
Lancaster shooting, threats, land man in jail
Four injured in Richardson Co rollover crash
Ozawkie man facing multiple child sex charges
Public health advisory issued for local lake
Case dismissed in charity fraud allegations
Sabetha man arrested on drug charges
4th candidate files for local KS House seat
KHP pursuit ends in Jackson Co
Atchison Police probe car wash thefts
Holton woman killed in Jackson Co car-deer accident
Three injured in Thursday Jeff Co collision
Jeff Co North USD 339 bond issue defeated
Atchison Co's Laurie seeks another term as Sheriff
Atchison's Amelia fireworks voted 3rd in nation
LATEST STORIES
Holton woman killed in Jackson Co car-deer accident
Atchison Co vets to honor comrades Monday
Richardson County Board receives organization updates
Only minor flooding continues along Missouri River
Three injured in Thursday Jeff Co collision
Atchison Police probe car wash thefts
KS DCF provides dollars for youth lunch