Crash Alert: 1 hurt following single-car crash near Eugene Mahoney State Park
ASHLAND, NE - According to WOWT, one person was hurt in a single-vehicle collision on I-80 near Exit 426 on Sunday.
Emergency crews responded to the scene around 1 p.m. They found a vehicle engulfed in flames.
Bystanders extricated at…
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: Deputies respond to fatal crash on NE 14 in Merrick County
MERRICK COUNTY, NE - The Merrick County Sheriff's Office responded to a deadly two-vehicle collision at NE 14 and U Rd on Wednesday morning, according to WOWT.
Ryan Peery, 46, was driving an SUV north on NE 14 when he strayed into oncoming…
Crash Alert: Driver strikes, injures child on scooter in south Lincoln
LINCOLN, NE - According to WOWT, a driver hit and injured a 12-year-old boy riding a scooter at S 22nd St and Lake St on Friday.
An SUV driver hit the child as he was riding his scooter to Irving Middle School around 8:50 a.m.
First responders…
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: 6 hurt following 2-vehicle crash on US 77 in Lincoln
LINCOLN, NE - According to WOWT, six people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision at US 77 and Warlick Blvd on Saturday.
A 27-year-old was driving a Kia Spectra when they turned left onto Warlick Blvd and crashed into a Toyota…
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: Driver hits suspect fleeing police near Hanscom Park Pavilion
OMAHA, NE - According to WOWT, a driver hit a man who was running from police at I-480 SB and Woolworth Ave on Friday.
A Douglas County Sheriff's deputy and an OPD officer had stopped to check on a stolen vehicle when the suspect ran from…
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: Semi-truck driver rear-ends tractor on US 275 in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, NE - According to KOLN, two people were hospitalized when a semi-truck driver rear-ended a tractor hauling soybeans on US 275 between Norfolk and Battle Creek on Wednesday.
The semi-truck driver hit the rear of the tractor…
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,…