OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say alcohol was a factor in an Omaha car crash that killed one person and left another injured.
Authorities say 20-year-old Vidal Becerra was westbound in Omaha Wednesday when the Volkswagen Jetta he was driving struck a railroad tie retaining wall, and then a wooden utility pole. Police say the car then flipped and landed on its roof, partially ejecting a front-seat passenger.
Authorities who responded to the scene just before 8:30 p.m. say the unidentified passenger was killed. Becerra was taken to a hospital with minor cuts to his head and arms, and then arrested on suspicion of criminal homicide.
A rear-seat passenger, 26-year-old Eduardo Corona, refused medical treatment and was booked on an outstanding warrant.