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Crash Alert: Man in jail for deadly Papillion crash

PAPILLION, NE - A driver is in jail for a fatal crash near Richland Dr and Glenn St on Oct. 11, according to WOWT. Wade Harvey, 37, was allegedly driving a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck south on Richland Dr when slammed into a tree around 1:10…

Crash Alert: 1 dead following 3-vehicle crash near Blair

BLAIR, NE - One person died in a three-vehicle collision at NE 133 and County Rd P26 on Monday, according to WOWT. A Ford Mustang convertible driver was heading east on County Rd P26 around 6 p.m. when they ran the stop sign at NE 133 and…

Crash Alert: Hit-and-run driver fatally collides with man near Karen Western

OMAHA, NE - According to WOWT, a hit-and-run driver struck and killed a man near S 61st and L St on Monday. The driver ran over Michael Schoemann, 35, just before midnight. Authorities believe Schoemann may have been lying down in the roadway…

Crash Alert: Train fatally collides with vehicle in Lewis

LEWIS, NE - A driver died after a train hit their vehicle near Rd 318 and Rd P on Friday, according to KSNB. The train hit the vehicle around 5 p.m. First responders pronounced the driver dead at the scene. Officials have not released…

Crash Alert: Driver dies after crashing into pole in Millard at high speeds

MILLARD, NE - A driver died after they slammed into a pole near S 144th St and Hillsdale Ave on Sunday, according to WOWT. Brenden Patire, 24, was driving around 100 mph when he plowed into a light pole around 3:40 a.m. The crash caused the…

Crash Alert: Elderly man dies following 3-vehicle wreck in Freemont

FREMONT, NE  - According to WOWT, an 80-year-old man died in a three-vehicle collision at Luther Rd and US 30 on Friday. Leonard Nielsen, 80, was driving a red GMC pickup truck south on Luther Rd when he crossed US 30 and collided with an…

Crash Alert: Officials ID victim of fatal hit-and-run near Millwork Commons

OMAHA, NE - According to WOWT, officials have released the name of the man who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver near Abbott Dr and Riverfront Dr on Oct. 15. Christopher Renteria-Avila, 18, was driving a blue 2005 Pontiac Vibe…

Crash Alert: 17-year-old girl dies in collision on John J. Pershing Dr

OMAHA, NE - A 17-year-old girl died in a wrong-way collision at 10809 John J. Pershing Dr on Thursday, according to WOWT. A 17-year-old girl was driving north on John J. Pershing Dr. just before midnight when she crossed into oncoming traffic…

Crash Alert: Police arrest teen for fatal crash near Millwork Commons

OMAHA, NE - According to WOWT, police arrested a teen for a fatal hit-and-run collision that happened near Abbott Dr and Riverfront Dr on Tuesday. Police say Christopher Renteria-Avila, 18, was driving a blue 2005 Pontiac Vibe when he hit…

Crash Alert: Hit-and-run driver fatally collides with man near Millwork Commons

OMAHA, NE - A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a male pedestrian near Abbott Dr and Riverfront Dr on Tuesday, according to WOWT. The driver hit the victim as he was walking east on Abbot Dr around 7:30 p.m. First responders transported…

CRASH ALERT: 4 dead following single-vehicle crash in Grand Island

GRAND ISLAND, NE - Four people died in a single-vehicle collision near S Locust St and Stagecoach Rd on Sunday, according to KSNB. The driver was heading north on S Locust St at excessive speeds when they crossed into the southbound lanes…

Crash Alert: Man dies following 2-vehicle collision near Benson Gardens

OMAHA, NE - According to WOWT, a man died in a two-vehicle collision at Blondo St and Keystone Dr on Saturday. Stanley Wilder, 69, was driving a pickup truck east on Blondo St around 2:30 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle and crossed…

Crash Alert: 1 dead, 1 injured following 2-vehicle crash in northwest Omaha

OMAHA, NE - A man died in a two-vehicle collision near N 189th St and West Maple Rd on Wednesday night, according to WOWT. Drake Moore, 23, was driving a 2004 Jeep Compass north on N 189th St when he pulled out in front of an eastbound 2018…

Crash Alert: 1 dead, 2 injured following single-vehicle crash on NE 32 near Madison

MADISON, NE - According to WOWT, one person died, and two others were injured in a single-vehicle collision on NE 32, around six miles west of Madison, on Sunday. An SUV driver was heading east on NE 32 when he strayed off the road, overcorrected,…

Crash Alert: Box truck driver fatally collides with semi-truck on I-80 near Aurora

AURORA, NE - According to KSNB, a box truck driver died after colliding with a semi-truck on I-80 WB near Aurora on Wednesday. The box truck driver was heading east when they crossed the median and hit a westbound semi-truck. First responders…

Crash Alert: Hit-and-run driver fatally collides with pedestrian near Ford Birthsite

OMAHA, NE - A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a pedestrian at Center St and 35th Ave on Tuesday, according to WOWT. The driver of a silver truck hit Walter Tighe, 89, as Tighe was crossing Center St. Paramedics pronounced Tighe dead…

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