Pregnant corrections officer, passenger killed in Omaha crash

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A corrections officer who was eight months pregnant was among the victims of a fiery double fatal crash at a southwestern Omaha intersection.

Douglas County Department of Corrections director Mike Myers said in a statement Sunday that losing 37-year-old Sara Zimmerman is “beyond comprehension.” He added: “To lose her in the manner we did when she was about to welcome her son into the world makes this loss nearly unbearable.”

She was driving a sport utility that collided with a pickup truck Thursday night. Police said both vehicles went into a ditch and the SUV erupted in flames. Zimmerman’s passenger, 38-year-old Amanda Schook, also was killed.