Editor's Pick Attorney for Omaha driver going 97 mph in fatal crash says COVID may be to blame Todd Cooper Omaha World-Herald Jan 19, 2022 Jan 19, 2022 Updated May 24, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Could COVID-19 have caused a 97 mph crash that killed a retired Millard Public Schools teacher?kAmp? 2EE@C?6J 7@C 5C:G6C v6C2C5 $<FE?:<[ dd[ D2:5 $<FE?:< 36=:6G65 96 H2D DF776C:?8 7C@> E96 4@C@?2G:CFD 2?5 3=24<65 @FE @? `ccE9 $EC66E @? 9:D H2J E@ 86E E6DE65 @? }@G] ah] $<FE?:< 5C@G6 9:D %@J@E2 %F?5C2 ECF4< he]h >A9 2?5 42FD65 2 4@==:D:@? E92E <:==65 2 C6E:C65 E62496C H9@ 925 366? DE@AA65 2E 2 C65 =:89E 2E `ccE9 $EC66E 2?5 t=5@C25@ sC:G6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 A@=:46 277:52G:E]k^AmkAm~>292 2EE@C?6J v=6?? $92A:C@ D2:5 96 H2?ED E@ 82E96C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? 3FE DA64F=2E65 2D E@ H96E96C 3C2:? 7@8 @C C6DA:C2E@CJ 5:DEC6DD >2J 92G6 42FD65 9:D 4=:6?E E@ 5C:G6 >@C6 E92? 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