The Iowa State Patrol urges drivers to avoid traveling east on Interstate 80 east of Des Moines as a miles-long crash has stopped traffic in the eastbound lanes near Newton.
Two Omahans dead after crash on I-80
KMTV Staff
and last updated 2021-01-24 14:28:42-05
SARPY COUNTY, Neb. (KMTV) â Two people are dead and one other injured after a Saturday afternoon crash on Interstate 80.
Capt. Kevin Griger with the Sarpy County Sheriff s Office says a car crossed the median near mile marker 434 and was struck by an oncoming semi. Both vehicles came to rest in a ditch along the westbound lane.
Griger said road conditions at the time of the crash were really bad.
The driver and a front seat passenger in the car were both pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was identified as 30-year-old David Hardy Jr. of Omaha, while the front seat passenger was identified as 30-year-old Sabrina Reynolds of Omaha.