Patrols on Blair High Road aim to curb speeding and accidents

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — There have been seven accidents on Blair High Road in 2025 alone, four within the last month. DCSO says factors like speeding have led to a number of accidents on a two-mile stretch of Blair High.

  • In an effort to help keep neighbors safe, deputies like Andrew Berkshire are stepping up patrols.
  • “So you have two state highways that are intersecting at a traffic signal. You have traffic from one direction coming in at 70 miles an hour, traffic from the other direction at 60 miles an hour.”
  • An average of five accidents a year occur on Blair High Road on just this stretch from 103rd Street to Bennington Road.

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There have been seven accidents on Blair High Road in 2025 alone, four within the last month. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says many factors, like speeding, have led to a number of accidents on a two-mile stretch of Blair High, meaning patrolling is as important as ever to prevent any further incidents from happening.

Statistics from the sheriff’s office tell the story—an average of five accidents a year on just this stretch from 103rd Street to Bennington Road…

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