Nemias Garcia-Velasco, the man arrested following a fiery, fatal crash on Interstate 80 in Omaha, has been deported from the United States twice

Prosecutors: Driver in fiery I-80 crash was here illegally, and drunk

Nemias Garcia-Velasco, the man arrested following a fiery, fatal crash on Interstate 80 in Omaha, has been deported from the United States twice, and was driving around 100 mph with a blood alcohol content of .243% according to Douglas County prosecutors.KETV reports Garcia-Velasco appeared before a judge Thursday, noticeably limping, and scarred from burns he received in the crash on July 5th at the I-80/680 interchange.Bond was set at $2 million on charges including felony motor vehicle homicide, DUI, and operating without a driver's license.Garcia-Velasco's van struck a guard rail on the curve before smashing into a bridge post. The van burst into flames, killing 58-year-old Silvano Torres, who riding in the back without any restraints.A third man in the van, Jesus I Gonzalez, was treated for minor injuries.The immigration statuses of Torres and Gonzalez are not known.Prosecutors say Garcia-Velasco had at least ten beers prior to the crash, and had been drinking since the July 4th holiday.Garcia-Velasco's attorney says the man has no history of drunk driving. He has been employed in Douglas County for 14 years. He is not a legal resident of the United States.Garcia-Velasco has deported twice, and voluntarily removed from the United States several times.

Nemias Garcia-Velasco, the man arrested following a fiery, fatal crash on Interstate 80 in Omaha, has been deported from the United States twice, and was driving around 100 mph with a blood alcohol content of .243% according to Douglas County prosecutors.

KETV reports Garcia-Velasco appeared before a judge Thursday, noticeably limping, and scarred from burns he received in the crash on July 5th at the I-80/680 interchange.


Bond was set at $2 million on charges including felony motor vehicle homicide, DUI, and operating without a driver's license.

Garcia-Velasco's van struck a guard rail on the curve before smashing into a bridge post. The van burst into flames, killing 58-year-old Silvano Torres, who riding in the back without any restraints.

A third man in the van, Jesus I Gonzalez, was treated for minor injuries.

The immigration statuses of Torres and Gonzalez are not known.

Prosecutors say Garcia-Velasco had at least ten beers prior to the crash, and had been drinking since the July 4th holiday.

Garcia-Velasco's attorney says the man has no history of drunk driving. He has been employed in Douglas County for 14 years. He is not a legal resident of the United States.

Garcia-Velasco has deported twice, and voluntarily removed from the United States several times.