Yesterday, newspapers in Nebraska were reporting that it might take up to three weeks for a Lincoln judge to decide whether Nebraska setter Lauren Cook could enter a pretrial diversion program rather than face felony charges. 24 hours later, the legal system seems to be moving rather quickly. From the Lincoln Journal Star ...
By CORY MATTESON
/ Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 12:05 pm
Nebraska
volleyball player Lauren Cook has been accepted into pretrial diversion,
according to a news release from the Lancaster County Attorney's Office.
Cook was charged
Tuesday with leaving the scene of an injury accident. On Wednesday, the case
was dismissed.
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| Lauren Cook |
Lincoln police
say she sideswiped a motorcycle parked on the shoulder of Humphrey Avenue just
before noon on Oct. 30 as she drove westbound toward North 14th Street.
The driver of
the motorcycle, Nathan Kollars, 30, suffered a broken leg. His passenger was
treated for scrapes.
Lancaster County
Attorney Joe Kelly said Tuesday his office looked at the police incident report
from the crash, which indicated she was not under the influence of alcohol or
drugs when her SUV hit the motorcycle. That she has a clean criminal record
also was a key factor in recommending her case be dismissed to pretrial
diversion, Kelly said.
If Cook fails to
complete any of the requirements listed in her pretrial diversion agreement,
the felony charge could be refiled.
On Tuesday,
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne said Cook -- who sat out the Huskers'
two matches last weekend -- could play again once she is admitted into the
diversion program.
Nebraska plays
Friday at Indiana, the last-place team in the Big Ten, before facing
10th-ranked Purdue on the road Saturday.
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