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(Update) Photos of suspect vehicle involved in Vet’s Hwy crash

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May 25th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs Wednesday afternoon released still frame images of an Isuzu Rodeo believed to have been involved in an accident that sent six people to the hospital Tuesday evening, one of them critically.

Possible suspect vehicle involved in the crash

Possible suspect vehicle involved in the crash

The accident happened in the 3400 block of Veterans Memorial Highway (VMH) at around 6:22-p.m. Authorities say 29-year old Anna Sanchez, of Omaha,  was driving a 2004 Ford Explorer was eastbound on the VMH, approaching 35th Street, when the suspect vehicle, a red Isuzu Rodeo with a spare tire on the back, pulled out in front of her. To avoid striking the SUV, Sanchez tried to swerve around the vehicle. He SUV began rotating clockwise and entered the south ditch before it rolled over and came to rest on its roof.

There were a total of eight accident victims, all of whom are from Omaha. One of the victims, 16-year old Rosa Sanchez, suffered critical injuries. Seven-year old Gendri Ramirez Sanchez suffered a non-life threatening injury. Both were transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

The driver, and three other passengers ages three, 15 and 17, suffered minor injuries ranging from a bumps and bruises to a broken arm.

The Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit is conducting an investigation into the crash. Anyone with information regarding the Isuzu Rodeo is asked to contact police at 712‐328‐4948 or 712‐328‐STOP.