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Driver in high-speed corvette crash charged

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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - Shaheer Atiqullah, 21, received four charges Tuesday, including Class 4 felony operating a motor vehicle after a crash on 132nd and Blondo left six people, himself included, injured on Friday. 

According to prosecutors, Atiquallah was driving 134 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. When the trooper attempted a traffic spot, Atiquallah sped away before colliding with a utility van and a lawn care trailer. Atiquallah and the two other passengers in the care were take to Nebraska Medicine with non-life threatening injuries. 

Bond was set at $25,000 for operating a vehicle to avoid an arrest because of the seriousness of going 134 MPH through a busy intersection. 

The other charges were reckless driving, driving under suspension and failing to appear. 

His preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 7 at 9 a.m.