COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - An Omaha man is facing charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run on the Interstate 480 bridge between Iowa and Nebraska.
Police say 44-year-old Tracy Peniska turned himself in to the Pottawattamie County Jail Monday and was officially charged Tuesday with leaving the scene of a fatality accident and obstructing prosecution.
Council Bluffs police say Peniska was driving his car March 9 and hit a pedestrian, 29-year-old Brett Jensen. Jensen died from his injuries.
Police say they believe Peniska and 25-year-old William Jones both hit Jensen that night, but Peniska hit him first and caused the fatal injuries.
Jones was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident. He was cited and released.
An attorney hasn’t yet been assigned for Peniska. The public defender’s office didn’t wish to comment.
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