Former NU regent changes course, pleads guilty to felony DUI charge

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 527

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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OMAHA — Former University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor changed course and pleaded guilty Friday to driving under the influence and causing serious bodily injury in a May 2025 crash.

O’Connor, 35, pleaded guilty to a Class IIIA felony following a May 21, 2025, crash in the Benson area of O’Connor’s former eastern Douglas County district. Authorities said the Omaha-area regent and former student regent tested with a blood alcohol content of 0.321% following the …

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