OTOE COUNTY, Neb. — A southwest Iowa man who hit and killed a child in Nebraska City will serve time behind bars. KETV in Omaha reports 59-year-old Vernon Christiansen, of Percival, was sentenced to one year in jail for misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide for a July crash that killed a 6-year-old. Christiansen received credit for six days served and was fined $625, according to court documents.

The child died at the scene and officers said they found an open alcohol container in Christiansen’s truck. But they did not have evidence to charge him with a DUI.

Earlier this year, he pleaded no contest to several charges, including motor vehicle homicide and possession of an open alcohol container.