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Driver Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash in Omaha

car-pedestrian-accidentOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a car driver and his passenger have been arrested after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Omaha.

Omaha police say the accident occurred at 4:45 p.m. Sunday a couple of miles west of downtown. Police say the man was walking across Dodge Street when he was struck by a westbound vehicle that didn’t halt for a red light. The man was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later at an Omaha hospital. His name hasn’t been released.

The vehicle that hit him was found abandoned a few blocks away. The driver and his passenger were soon found and taken into custody. They have yet to be charged in court.

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