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Tecumseh, Neb woman pleads guilty in pedestrian death

By John Nixon

06/07/2023

(KLZA)-- A 36-year-old Tecumseh, Nebraska woman pleaded guilty Monday in Johnson County District Court to a felony charge of motor vehicle homicide.

The Omaha World Herald reports Chelsy Kress admitted to causing the death of 22-year-old Logan Ascheman of Tecumseh on March 16 by driving recklessly.

In addition, Kress also entered pleas of guilty to felony charges of failure to stop and render aid and being in possession of a controlled substance.

Kress contacted the Johnson County Sheriff's Office about 2:30 a.m. on March 17, telling them she believed she hit someone with her car. A deputy located Ascheman on First Street near the railroad tracks. He was deceased when the deputy found him. The deputy then went to Kress' home and discovered damage to her vehicle that was consistent with striking a pedestrian.

Surveillance video shows Kress traveling northbound on First Street in Tecumseh around 10 p.m. on March 16.

Following her making contact with the victim, Kress returned home but did not contact law enforcement for approximately 4.5 hours.

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