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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/07/2025

Location : Near 27th and Pratt Street

City : Omaha

County : Douglas

State : Nebraska

Agency : Nebraska State Patrol, Omaha Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/07/2025 at approximately 1:30 a.m., a Nebraska State Patrol trooper attempted to stop a Ford F-150 traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near 96th Street. The driver continued driving away while the trooper pursued.
The pursuit continued onto northbound Interstate 680. An Omaha Police Department Able-1 helicopter joined the pursuit, and officers deployed stop sticks in an attempt to slow the pickup. As the truck passed Blair High Road on Interstate 680, the driver fired multiple rounds out of the driver's side window while continuing to flee.
The pickup left the interstate, traveled down an embankment, and crashed into a tree in the backyard of a residence near North 88th Street and Sunrise Drive. Officers and troopers established a perimeter around the crashed vehicle after the driver remained inside.
Police attempted to communicate with the driver for an extended period. Officers then deployed a drone, which showed the driver motionless inside the pickup. An Omaha Police Department K-9 team approached the vehicle and found the driver with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers transported him to Nebraska Medicine, where he died a short time later. Investigators recovered a rifle from inside the pickup.
The Nebraska State Patrol, Omaha Police Department, and Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident. Authorities reported that the pursuit lasted approximately ten minutes. The Nebraska State Patrol stated that no law enforcement officers fired their weapons during the incident. At the time of the initial reports, the driver's identity was being withheld pending family notification.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wowt.com/2025/08/07/one-hospital-after-police-chase-north-omaha/
https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-state-patrol-omaha-police-chase-deadly-crash/61086562