Neighbors call for safer streets after another north Omaha crash

  • Police say one driver left the scene, but residents quickly pulled another man from a smoking car, worried it could catch fire.
  • Community leaders, including the Miller Park Minne Lusa Neighborhood Association, say reckless driving and ignored stop signs have become routine hazards.
  • With children often playing in nearby yards and streets, neighbors fear more crashes will happen unless drivers slow down in their residential community.

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I’m Melissa Wright at 31st and Redick—where a stop sign was left completely flattened after a hit-and-run crash. Neighbors say drivers keep blowing through signs and pushing the speed limit, and they’re now asking people to slow down.

Latishia Jordan says she usually takes this route home after class. But last night was different—when she came across the scene…

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