Vilma Almanza Silesthe woman who ran over and killed her Cuban boyfriend, Yuniesky Díaz Gómezin Lexington, Nebraska, will appear in court next Monday, charged with charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol and without a driver’s license.
Almanza, 42, a native of Nicaragua, is accused of causing the death of Díaz, 38, on June 2, outside the Poderosa Apartments housing complex, where they lived.
The suspect is found held since then in the Dawson County Jail without bailand will make his first appearance in court, for the reading of charges, on June 10, at 10 am, they reported local media.
According to court documents, officers from the Lexington Police Department were dispatched around 4:30 a.m. Sunday to the apartment complex, and They found Díaz on the ground with serious injuriesafter being hit by a vehicle driven by Almanza.
Witnesses informed authorities that, upon arriving home that morning, the couple had an argument, during which the woman tried to leave. Díaz stood in front of the car to try to prevent it and was run over by his girlfriend.
He Cuban He was rushed by Volunteer Fire Department personnel to Lexington Regional Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
After being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcoholthe Nicaraguan was subjected to a breath test that indicated 0.118 of alcohol.
The Lexington Police Department is investigating the case, with assistance from the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office.
Díaz was a native of Herradura, in Pinar del Río, and had been in a relationship with Almanza since June 2023.
