Omaha,NE : 3 dead in wrong-way Omaha Interstate collision on December, Sunday 10th 2017

Three Omaha men died early Sunday when a car being driven the wrong way on Interstate 480 slammed nearly head-on into another car, Omaha Police Sgt. Jason Menning said.

Police identified the three as Alvaro Contreras, 32; Homero Guerrero, 33; and Alberto Longino-Maldonado, 36.

Contreras had been driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze in the wrong direction — northbound in the southbound lanes of I-480 — and was not using a seat belt, police said. Guerrero was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Impala south in the southbound lane. Longino-Maldonado was Guerrero’s passenger.

The crash was reported at 12:54 a.m. and occurred at the point where I-480 splits to join Interstate 80.

All three men were declared dead at the scene by Omaha Fire Department paramedics. Both vehicles were traveling at highway speeds of between about 50 and 60 mph, Menning said.

The Nebraska State Patrol and State Department of Roads were on the scene to assist with the road closing. All southbound I-480 traffic was diverted to westbound I-80 until 5:45 a.m.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to call the police traffic unit at 402-444-5626.

The last time three people died in a vehicle collision in Omaha was in June, when two motorcycles collided at 72nd and Cass Streets.

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3 dead in wrong-way Omaha Interstate collision