A 32-year-old Lincoln man pleaded no contest Thursday to DUI the night a woman fell from his truck and died.
Lancaster County Judge Rodney Reuter found Seth A. Noble guilty of driving under the influence .08, first offense, sentenced him to seven days in jail, fined him $500 and revoked his license for six months.
He is being allowed to serve the jail time on house arrest starting March 1.
Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Ashley Bohnet said Lincoln police reviewed videos from gas stations in the area and determined that Noble's driving was not erratic and had not caused the death of 25-year-old Amanda Terrell of Lincoln.
Noble admitted he had had five shots of tequila and was driving when she suddenly disappeared from his view.
It's unclear whether the 25-year-old woman fell or jumped from his truck as he headed east on Adams Street between 14th Street and Cornhusker Highway.
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Terrell died at a hospital a few hours later.
Police later cited Noble, whose blood-alcohol content tested 0.093 percent two hours after the crash.
In court Thursday, Bohnet said Noble obviously was intoxicated at the time he was driving, but the state couldn't find any evidence that being under the influence was what led to Terrell's death.
Reuter called it a very sad situation.
"I don't know if the matter would've changed if you were stone cold sober. Unfortunately, we'll never know that," he said.