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Omaha Police investigate hit and run crash overnight

Fiery crash investigated as hit and run
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Omaha Police are investigating an overnight crash west of Benson. 
 
Officers arrived to the scene around 3:00 a.m. near 85th and Maple on Thursday morning where they found a car on fire. 
 
Police says the driver of the car hit a utility pole and caused a power outage which caused an OPPD power outage to the area. 
 
At one point around 1,300 customers were without power. 
 
Omaha Police are treating the crash as a hit an run as they found no one at the scene. 
 
Officers are now looking for the driver or any passengers who were in the car.