On Sunday, January 31, a woman from Council Bluffs ending up in a critical condition following a two vehicle wreck.

According to Omaha Police the accident happened at 2.15 a.m. near 33rd and L Streets in Omaha when 21 year old Sarah Root from Council Bluffs was driving a 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada east on L Street . She was stopped or at least slowing when she was rear-ended by a 2000 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck driven by 19 year old Eswin Mejia of Omaha.

Root was taken to Nebraska Medicine in a critical condition and Mejia was also taken there for a leg injury.

Mejia, who doesn’t have a valid driver’s license, was then booked into the Douglas County Jail under suspicion of driving drunk. He also has an outstanding arrest warrant going back to May 2015 for failure to appear for several traffic infractions, including driving without a license.

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On Tuesday night, September 29, a man deliberately smashed a pick up into a bagel shop In Omaha.

According to Omaha police the incident happened at around 11 p.m. at the Bruegger’s Bagels near 127th and West Center Road.

The owner of the SUV was Dakota Reinert, and he and his friend, Nicholas Johnson had been out eating at a nearby restaurant. They left the restaurant and went to sit in the truck in the parking lot and Johnson was texting on his phone and became distraught. Reinert decided to give him some time alone and left the truck to go for a walk. The keys of the truck were in the ignition, and some ten minutes later Reinert returned to see the truck had been smashed into Bruegger’s Bagels and Johnson was unconscious inside.

Reinert smashed the window in and crawled into the vehicle with his friend, checking his heartbeat while waiting for emergency services to arrive. He confirms that the crash was intentional as he saw his last text messages to his family and friends on his telephone.

Omaha Police said Bruegger’s Bagels sustained serious damage and the business had to remain closed the following day. They confirmed that the investigation was in process and no decision has yet been made as to whether citations will be issued.

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On Tuesday, September 15, a man died following a motorcycle crash some six days earlier.

According to the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office, 36 year old Jared Parker of Omaha was in a crash on Thursday, September 10 at around nine in the morning. The accident happened on Highway 6, near Bryan Street in Greta when Parker attempted to lay his motorcycle down in order to avoid a collision when a pickup truck turned in front of him.

Parker, who was camp director at the Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center, was wearing a helmet but still suffered head injuries along with numerous fractures and he was taken by helicopter to CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center where he died on Tuesday.

The driver of the truck, 45 year old Jame Sedlacek was uninjured.

The accident is still under investigation and there are possibilities that charges will be filed.

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On Tuesday, July 14, two people were killed in a crash in Cass County.

According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, the accident happened probably before 6 a.m. but was not discovered until shortly before 5 p.m. as the car could not be seen from the highway.

Authorities say that a black 2006 Volkswagen GTI hatchback was traveling westbound on Young Road when it went through a stop sign at the U.S. 75 intersection and hit an embankment. It is likely the car then went airborne and landed on its roof in a bean field near Plattsmouth.

Both the driver, 22 year old Jeremiah Ferguson of Omaha and his passenger, 21 year old Kelsey Leclaire of Council Bluffs, Iowa, were found dead when deputies arrived. They were both wearing seat belts.

Although the investigation is ongoing the sheriff’s office say speed was a contributing factor and alcohol use may be another factor.

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On Wednesday, May 14, four people were injured in northwest Omaha in a four vehicle crash.

According to Omaha police the crash happened around 1 p.m. at North 147th Street and West Maple Road. Deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office spotted a 2003 Saturn SL1 being driven recklessly. The Saturn, being driven by 54 year old Terry Goeser, of Columbus, Nebraska, was eastbound on West Maple Road approaching 147th Street when he drove through a red light at 147th Street. The Saturn then collided with a 2000 Toyota Avalon driven by 56 year old Douglas Larson of Omaha that was turning left onto West Maple Road from northbound 147th Street with a green light.

The force of the crash led the Saturn to hit two other vehicles which were waiting to turn left onto 147th Street from westbound West Maple. A 2005 International 4300 series work truck driven by 31 year old Eric Vanscoy of Council Bluffs and a 2011 Ford Ranger pickup driven by 63 year old Arlynn Close, 63, of Omaha.

Goeser was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center with a back fracture; Larson, who had neck pain and a passenger in the Toyota, 65 year old William Schoenfeld, of Omaha with hip pain were both taken to Immanuel Medical Center and later released and Vanscoy was taken to Methodist Hospital with neck pain and released. Close was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation. Police said that Goeser was intoxicated and driving recklessly and around 40 minutes before the crash, he had been involved in a police pursuit in Washington County.

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