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(UPDATE) Children seriously injured when stolen car crashed in SUV

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July 10th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say several people — including two children — were seriously injured when a stolen car being chased by Council Bluffs Police slammed into another vehicle in Omaha, Nebraska. Authorities say identified the suspected driver as 23-year old Raymundo Rafael Silva-Gomez, of Bellevue, NE. Police tried to stop the Cadillac he was driving near 535th and Ronald Road at around 5-p.m., Thursday, but Silva-Gomez failed to pull over. Officers eventually discontinued the pursuit.

The car at some point crossed the Missouri River into Omaha at speeds over 100 miles per hour, ran a red light and crashed into a sport utility vehicle at 13th and Missouri Avenue, in Omaha. The impact caused two children to be ejected from the SUV. KETV in Omaha reports Silva-Gomez suffered a fractured leg in the crash. He was wanted on warrants and was cited for reckless driving, no registration and no proof of insurance.

Police said the driver of the Murano, 18-year old Rosa Espinosa, of Omaha, suffered a fractured arm. Paramedics also took a 12-year-old girl to Nebraska Medicine for treatment of a fractured clavicle. A 9-year-old boy suffered a fractured arm and collarbone. The front-seat passenger, 17-year old Denice Garcia, of Omaha, suffered minor injuries, according to police.