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(Omaha, NE) -- Three people, including two children, are dead and a child and two adults are hospitalized after a two car crash in Omaha early Friday morning.
Officers were called to South 10th and Douglas Streets shortly before 1:30 a.m. where they found two cars, a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and a 2017 Subaru Outback, on fire.
Investigators determined the driver of the Jeep, 33-yr-old Rachel Bickerstaff, was driving east on Douglas Street when she hit the Subaru from behind. The Subaru struck a light pole. The Jeep struck a tree and then rolled. Both cars caught fire and were engulfed in flames.
Ms. Bickerstaff, front seat passenger 38-year-old Eriviel Partida, and a child from the Jeep were taken to Nebraska Medicine for initial treatment. They have since been taken out of state to a specialized burn unit at another hospital.
Two children were found dead inside the Jeep.
The driver and lone occupant of the Subaru was also found dead at the scene.
No other identities have been released.
Crash investigators are consulting with the Douglas County Attorney’s Office on pending charges for Ms. Bickerstaff. Speed and alcohol are factors being investigated in this incident.
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