NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 54-year-old man suspected in a hit-and-run crash in southeast Nebraska that fatally injured a woman and her teenage stepdaughter.
The two died Sunday night after a sport utility vehicle and a pickup truck collided on U.S. Highway 75 near Nebraska City. Authorities identified the two as 32-year-old Rachel Curry and 15-year-old Chloe Curry. They lived in Auburn with Rachel Curry’s husband, 39-year-old Michael Curry, who was driving the pickup He was taken for treatment at St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City.
Authorities say the SUV driver received a ride from the crash scene and was later found in Falls City. He was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Court records don’t show he’s been formally charged.