The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in an accident that killed a 10 year old boy and a 16 year old girl on August 7th.The crash happened at Highway 370 and 192nd Street.
37 year old Jessie Knight was booked on two counts of Motor Vehicle Homicide and Reckless Driving.The Sheriff's Office says Knight was operating a dump truck, owned by "The Rock Place II", in what investigators believed to be a reckless manner.Knight's eastbound vehicle hit a minivan carrying 16 year old Abby Young and 10 year old Stephen Young.Both children were killed.
Investigators say the minivan had stopped at a red light.The collision caused Young's minivan to hit a Honda Crosstour sedan that was also stopped for a red light.After the collision, the dump truck crossed into the westbound lanes of Highway 370 and struck a stopped westbound Ford Edge.Four vehicles were involved in the crash and no charges have been filed against any of the other drivers.
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