Plea entered in crash into pothole crew

NEBRASKA CITY – Kyra Ford, 20, of Nebraska City entered pleas in district court Monday related to a Feb. 23 traffic accident where a Nebraska City street worker was injured.

In a plea agreement, Ford was charged with reckless driving and attempted possession of aprazolam.

Otoe County Attorney Jennifer Panko-Rahe said witnesses told police that Ford was driving erratically when she struck the pothole repair equipment and the worker, Bruce Yott.

A second worker was able to avoid being hit by spinning out of the path of the car.

Police said Ford appeared to be impaired and a search of her purse yielded aprazolam, commonly known as the depressant Xanax.

A presentence investigation was ordered.