Driver in fatal accident paroled from prison

A man sentenced to the Nebraska Department of Corrections in 2007 for motor vehicle homicide was paroled Thursday by the Nebraska Parole Board.

Kyle Serocki, 27, formerly of Olathe, Kan., was sentenced in Red Willow County District Court in Oct. 2007 to not less than two years but not more than five, for the two felony counts of motor vehicle homicide and failure to render aid.

The sentence came as the result of the Oct. 7, 2006, motor vehicle death of Nicholas Mead, 24, of Cambridge.

Mead was changing or checking a tire on U.S. Highway 6 and 34 about 2:15 a.m., Oct. 7, when he was allegedly struck by Serocki. Serocki left the scene and was later arrested.

Serocki's blood alcohol level was tested at more than twice the legal limit, at .18. The legal limit is .08

A representative of Mothers Against Drunk Driving attended the hearing Thursday, said Mead's mother, Cindy Anderson of North Platte. Anderson said she had originally wanted to go to the hearing, not to say anything but just to let Serocki know that "I haven't forgotten." In the end, she decided to stay home.

"It's been two years, so you have to let it go," she said. "'I'll never get over it but I'm okay with (the parole)."

Serocki's projected release date was originally slated for April 2010.