The crash occurred on U.S. 77 between Nebraska 109 and the Platte River bridge, according to the Saunders County Sheriff's Office.
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The Omaha woman, who tested positive for PCP, was driving 94 mph in a 35 mph zone when she hit another vehicle, killing two people inside.
“They were humble, faith-filled and leaders to their peers. They will be deeply missed by their classmates, teachers and entire school community.”
Kyvell Stark turned himself into police Tuesday morning and Police Chief Teresa Ewins said he would be charged with two counts of manslaughter and two counts of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Fremont Superintendent Mark Shepard posted a statement saying Madison Everitt "suffered a catastrophic brain injury" and will not recover. “This is a tragic loss for FHS, the school district and our community."
The grand jury also determined the deaths of five others — all serving prison sentences — to be natural causes.
Zachary Paulison's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when the pickup hit an SUV, killing two women, Omaha police say. Paulison appeared in court and was ordered held on $1 million bail, which the prosecutor requested.
Zachary Paulison, who turned 22 Wednesday, was released from the hospital and booked into jail on suspicion of two counts of motor vehicle homicide-DUI and one count of motor vehicle homicide, death of an unborn child.
One of the women was remembered for her exemplary work as a Douglas County corrections officer; the second as a compassionate speech therapist who shared photos of her children with her patients.
The man told officers that his Camaro had been towed to a mechanic for repairs. Police inspected the vehicle and found it had heavy front-end damage on the right side and a cracked windshield with blood on it.
Chance Van Dyne, an Omaha native and a fire control seaman in the U.S. Navy, was killed in a car crash amid snowy road conditions in Indiana on Dec. 28.
An Omaha attorney speculated that brain fog or respiratory distress from COVID may have caused his client to drive more than twice the speed limit and ram into three cars stopped at a light.
John Caillau was driving 106 mph in a 45 mph zone. His blood alcohol content measured .41% after the crash that killed Jim Yungbluth, described as “one of the nicest men to walk the Earth.”
About two hours after the crash, the driver's preliminary breath test was .156 — nearly double the legal limit.
An Omaha man was driving nearly 100 mph when he crashed into the rear of a car driven by a longtime teacher stopped at a stoplight, a law enforcement official said.
Ulises Pantoja, 24, also was charged with first-offense drunken driving.
Both vehicles caught fire after the collision on U.S. 275. A spokesman for the Sheriff's Office said it has not been determined which vehicle crossed the center line into oncoming traffic.
The 17-year-old who died and her sister were in a vehicle that collided with a semi. They were both airlifted via helicopter to hospitals.
Michelle Robinson is accused of being under the influence of prescription drugs at the time of the collision, Police Capt. Jim Duering said. The drugs had been prescribed for her, Duering said, but they rendered her too impaired to drive.
A passerby found the SUV crashed in a ditch on North 270th Avenue on Saturday night.
Before the crash, Monica Chohon had gone to pick up James, who had been helping at a family member’s farm, and younger brother Andrew had asked to come along, their parents said.
The crash between a pickup truck and a car occurred about 6 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 77 and Nebraska 109, the Nebraska State Patrol said.
The stretch of U.S. 275 between U.S. 77 near Hooper and Nebraska 91 near Snyder is closed both ways, according to the Nebraska's traveler information website.
Witnesses described a "devastating" scene as bystanders tried to help riders that were peppered along the highway.