State v. Chapple

Shortly after midnight on March 8, 1975, the defendant and one Sylvester Criss were in a red and white 1968 Impala, proceeding north on 1-480 in Omaha, Nebraska, when their car went out of control, sheared off a road sign, crossed the median, struck a yellow 1972 Cougar in the south-bound lane, then a light pole, went over an embankment, and finally coming to rest. Both the driver, Nathan Becerra, and passenger, Deborah Becerra, in the Cougar were killed in the collision. Thereafter, the defendant was charged with, tried, and found guilty by a jury of two counts of motor vehicle homicide. The…