Nov 08, 2021

1 person dies after accident on Kennedy Freeway

Posted Nov 08, 2021 12:17 AM

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 he road and rolled. Chavez was alone in the truck.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.