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Omaha Police: Man was travelling 108 MPH prior to December hit-and-run

Posted at 11:17 AM, Jan 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-20 13:17:07-05

OMAHA, Neb (KMTV) — Omaha police have made an arrest in connection to a hit-and-run crash that injured four teenagers in December.

Police say 23-year-old Chase Ahlers was traveling 108 miles per hour seconds before the crash on West Dodge Road just west of 156th Street on Dec. 1.

Police say Ahlers was driving a Ford Fusion that collided with a Ford Edge with the four teenagers inside. Ahlers allegedly didn’t stop and kept driving.

Ahlers was charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury crash causing serious bodily injury and willful reckless driving.

Police say alcohol is also believed to be a factor in the crash.