PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) – The driver in a crash that killed his passenger last month is behind bars in Papillion.

Wade Harvey, 37, was arrested and jailed Thursday on one count of motor vehicle homicide in connection with a crash that killed 26-year-old Juan Guillen on Oct. 11.

The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the scene in a Papillion subdivision off Highway 370 around 1:10 am. They ended up finding a Ram 1500 pickup truck that had crashed into a tree. Harvey was in the driver’s seat, while Guillen was on the passenger side.

Officials pronounced Guillen dead at the scene, while paramedics transported Harvey to the hospital with serious injuries.

Preliminary investigations revealed Harvey was speeding southbound on Richland Drive when the crash occurred. Surveillance footage from a nearby home showed the truck traveling at “excessive speed followed by the sound of a loud crash,” according to SCSO. Investigators say tire tracks on the road match the video evidence.

Both speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in this investigation. Authorities said Harvey failed to comply with a search warrant the night of the crash, making it more difficult for deputies to determine if he had been drinking. Subsequent search warrants led investigators to consider alcohol a contributing factor in the crash.

The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office at 402-593-1546.

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