Legal Question in DUI Law in Nebraska

Re: Inconsistency in chargers

The citation issued by the officer is a report to the county attorney, a notification to you of the accusations and charges suggested by the officer and of the court date for arraignment. The actual charges in court are filed by the county attorney, or sometimes a city prosecutor. They read the citation and decide whether to charge what the police officer or deputy sheriff has indicated, or they may decline to file any charges or change the charges.

In your case, the prosecutor has decided that the willfull reckless driving charge is more appropriate. You may use the police officers assessment that it was careless driving instead of willfull reckless driving in your defense, but cannot force the charges to match that on the ticket. You should contact an attorney to give you specific legal advice on your case, as more factors than we can cover in a general discussion on a BBS system may be important in your case, and a jail sentence is quite likely situations like the one you describe.