Mayor's husband ticketed for DUI hours before his death

We are learning more about the hours leading up to the death of Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert's husband.

As we previously reported 72-year-old Dr. Joe Stothert shot and killed himself on March 4th at the couple's home in southwest Omaha.

Now the Nebraska State Patrol tells us the night before, Dr. Stothert was ticketed for drunk driving after a trooper spotted him speeding 83 MPH in a 55 MPH zone on Highway 92 just west of Yutan in Saunders County.

According to the patrol, Stothert, who was totally cooperative during the encounter, had a blood alcohol level of .165, twice the legal limit in Nebraska.

A spokeswoman for the mayor tells the Omaha World-Herald the family is focused on remembering Joe Stothert as a great husband, father and community member and not on the events that led up to his tragic death.