OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Two people have died in a collision caused when one driver ran a red light in Omaha, according to police.
The crash happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday in northwestern Omaha. Police said a 38-year woman was speeding southbound in a sport utility vehicle when she ran a red light and hit a pickup truck.
The force of the collision split the pickup in half, killing the truck’s driver and passenger, police said. Police later identified the two people killed as Roberto Gonzalez, 58, and Annette North, 56, both of Omaha.
The SUV continued south after the collision and crashed into another SUV that was stopped to make a turn, police said. The driver of that vehicle was not injured, police said.
The driver of the SUV that ran the red light was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries to her face and is expected to be charged in the fatal crash, police said. The Omaha World-Herald reported that Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles records show her driver’s license was suspended when the crash occurred.
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