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A 16-year-old Omaha, Neb., pupil was killed in a automobile collision close to her college this week.
Elise Cole was recognized because the Millard West Excessive Faculty sophomore who died after the 2017 Subaru Outback she was driving was hit by a person in a 2006 Ford F350 pickup truck simply earlier than 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, KETV reported.
Based on the information station, the opposite driver was a 32-year-old man named Christopher Luke who was taken to a hospital and is predicted to outlive.
The deadly crash occurred at 176th and Q Avenue, the Omaha Police Division stated in a press launch.
Medics took each drivers to Creighton College Medical Heart – Bergan Mercy, the place Cole was pronounced useless.
Luke’s truck was touring westbound on Q Avenue when it collided with Cole’s Subaru Outback that was southbound on 176th Avenue, police stated, including that the investigation stays ongoing.
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“Ellie was a form, joyful one that gave a lot of herself to others. As a member of the Principal’s Council and Present Choir, she was at all times desperate to share her voice and make a distinction,” Millard West principal Dr. Greg Tiemann stated in an announcement, per KETV.
“Ellie greeted everybody with a smile and had a particular method of creating individuals really feel seen — whether or not it was saying hey within the hallway or serving to new college students really feel at house at Millard West,” he continued.
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Millard Public Faculties additionally launched an announcement, including, “That is an unimaginable loss for the Cole household, and our hearts are with them.”
“She was the perfect good friend I might ask for,” stated fellow sophomore Miley Blue, per WOWT. “She was so humorous. She was an ideal individual. She has a good looking soul. She simply lit up a room each time she got here in. Nobody ever disliked Ellie. She was only a completely happy, completely happy individual.”
A disaster group employed by the district was on website to help college students and employees on Tuesday, April 22, as they coped with the loss.
