Nov 06, 2021

One person dies after accident on Kennedy Freeway

Posted Nov 06, 2021 6:06 PM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say speeding and alcohol use were to blame in a fatal accident on the Kennedy Freeway near Interstate 80 in Omaha.

The accident happened just before 10 p.m. Friday at the on-ramp from the freeway to I-80, killing 32-year-old Luis Chavez.

Police say a northbound pickup truck was speeding when it went off the road and rolled.

Chavez was alone in the truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.