Driver in police pursuit charged after crash near Auburn

AUBURN – John Newberry, 51, of Omaha is charged with operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest and criminal mischief on Oct. 31.

A Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office affidavit says Richardson County informed Nemaha County they were pursuing a Toyota at speeds of 100 mph. A deputy set up a tire deflation device south of Auburn and says the Toyota was driven on the wrong side of Highway 75 and collided with a Chevrolet Traverse.

The affidavit says Newberry and a woman in the Traverse were extricated and taken to a hospital…

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