Crash alert: Woman killed in accident in Friend

FRIEND, NE – A woman was killed and a teenager seriously injured in an accident in Friend last week, the Omaha World-Herald reported.

The crash happened at about 5 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and Page Street.  Police said 68-year-old Doral Simmons of Friend was driving an SUV west and crashed into a westbound semi trailer truck.

Simmons was pronounced dead at Warren Memorial Hospital. Her granddaughter, 14-year-old Dorothy Simmons, was released from the hospital after suffering serious injuries.

Another SUV was hit in the accident, according to police.  The other two drivers were not seriously hurt. Investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor in the incident.

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