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Second DUI crash victim dies

Posted at 7:23 AM, Oct 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-19 08:45:12-04

Omaha Police say a second person has died as a result of a drunk driving crash last weekendnear Lake Cunningham. 

Police say a 21-year-old Thomas Griese of Council Bluffs died from his injuries Thursday. Griese was a passenger in the vehicle when a pickup truck crossed the center line on Highway 36 and hit the car, killing 21-year-old Joseph Daniels. 

Investigators believe the driver of the pickup, Tony Kenkel, had been drinking. He is facing felony motor vehicle homicide and DUI charges.