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Bluffs man set to stand trial in connection w/a fatal crash

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December 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A man accused of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs and alcohol is set to stand trial in February, in connection with a double fatal accident. The Omaha World-Herald reports 31-year old Damian Morgan, of Council Bluffs, appeared in court Monday on two counts of motor vehicle homicide.

He’s accused of operating his vehicle while under the influence of methamphetamine and alcohol when he turned in front of oncoming traffic on Nov. 4th and struck a van. Morgan’s front-seat passenger, 47-year old Wendy Hastie, of Council Bluffs, died at the scene. His rear-seat passenger, 50-year old Tammi Murray, of Council Bluffs, was critically injured and later died at the hospital.

Morgan is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 5th, with his jury trial set for Feb. 24th.