A 25 year old Omaha woman was killed and an Omaha man seriously injured when the stolen SUV they were in crashed during a pursuit late Friday night.
Authorities say Autumn Stadley died at the scene and 26 year old Luis Elias was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and then airlifted by medical helicopter to Lincoln.
The Nebraska State Patrol says shortly before 10 p.m. a Merrick County Sheriff's deputy began a pursuit of a Dodge Durango when it failed to stop after a traffic violation in Central City. The vehicle crashed and rolled a short time later just west of Osceola, in Polk County. Both Stadley and Elias were thrown from the SUV.
The Durango had been stolen in Iowa. The Nebraska State Patrol is still trying to determine who was driving the Durango.
A grand jury will also review the case as is required by state law when someone dies while in custody or in the course of apprehension.