Man Fleeing Police Kills 3 Motorcyclists
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A suspected child molester who fled police in a stolen sport utility vehicle barreled through a stop sign Saturday and slammed into motorcyclists, killing three people.
Steven Halbert, 19, fled in the SUV after police cruisers pulled up to his house in Carter Lake, Iowa, to question him about accusations he sexually abused a child. The vehicle's owner had reported it stolen on Friday, police said.
Police pursued Halbert at high speeds for about five miles into Omaha, where Halbert collided with two motorcycles, said Omaha Police spokeswoman Cathy Martinec.
Michael Rock, 50, of Omaha; Terry Partain, 51, of Omaha and Yvonne Campbell, 41, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, were killed instantly, said Martinec. Campbell was a passenger on Partain's motorcycle.
Halbert was thrown from the vehicle, which went airborne and slammed into a parked semitrailer. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition with brain and other internal injuries.
"Body parts were everywhere," Martinec said. "In order to do that kind of trauma, he was going awfully fast."
Halbert was also wanted on a felony warrant in Nebraska for failing to show up for his sentencing last month on a drug conviction, she said.
The Douglas County Attorney will determine what charges Halbert will face from the fatal crash if he survives, Martinec said.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A suspected child molester who fled police in a stolen sport utility vehicle barreled through a stop sign Saturday and slammed into motorcyclists, killing three people.
Steven Halbert, 19, fled in the SUV after police cruisers pulled up to his house in Carter Lake, Iowa, to question him about accusations he sexually abused a child. The vehicle's owner had reported it stolen on Friday, police said.
Police pursued Halbert at high speeds for about five miles into Omaha, where Halbert collided with two motorcycles, said Omaha Police spokeswoman Cathy Martinec.
Michael Rock, 50, of Omaha; Terry Partain, 51, of Omaha and Yvonne Campbell, 41, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, were killed instantly, said Martinec. Campbell was a passenger on Partain's motorcycle.
Halbert was thrown from the vehicle, which went airborne and slammed into a parked semitrailer. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition with brain and other internal injuries.
"Body parts were everywhere," Martinec said. "In order to do that kind of trauma, he was going awfully fast."
Halbert was also wanted on a felony warrant in Nebraska for failing to show up for his sentencing last month on a drug conviction, she said.
The Douglas County Attorney will determine what charges Halbert will face from the fatal crash if he survives, Martinec said.
