Two Dead in Separate Weekend Road Incidents in Omaha

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(Omaha, NE) -- Omaha Police are investigating two separate road fatalities on Saturday. At just after 1:30 a.m., a teenage passenger was reported as being thrown from the roof of a 2011 Chevy Equinox being driven northbound on Florence Boulevard in north Omaha. Charges are pending for the teenage driver.

Police are also investigating a fatal hit and run accident on northbound N 24th Street, where a pedestrian was struck while crossing the road. Police say it happened at just after 3:30 a.m. The pedestrian has been identified as 19-year-old Danayjha Britt, who was taken to Nebraska Medical Center where she later died.

Investigations are ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Omaha Police Department Traffic Unit at 402-444-5627 or Omaha Crime Stoppers anonymously at 402-444-STOP, at www.omahacrimestoppers.org or on the P3 Tips mobile app.


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