(AP) — Police have identified two people killed when their speeding car slammed into a southeastern Omaha thrift store, destroying much of the building.
Police say 24-year-old Dustin Hollenbeck and 20-year-old Dylan Thompson, both of Omaha, died in the Friday night crash. Emergency workers found their bodies in the rubble, but could not immediately recover them for fear that the building’s roof would collapse.
Police say the store was unoccupied at the time of the crash. Investigators believe speed and a lack of seat belt use contributed to the men’s deaths.
On Saturday, crews brought in heavy machinery to try to remove damaged portions of the building.
Witnesses told police that the car was heading north at a high rate of speed when the crash occurred.