Updated
Updated · KETV Omaha · Jul 1
U-Haul Crash Damages Benson Salon, Forcing Relocation After 2nd Strike in Days
Updated
Updated · KETV Omaha · Jul 1

U-Haul Crash Damages Benson Salon, Forcing Relocation After 2nd Strike in Days

3 articles · Updated · KETV Omaha · Jul 1

Summary

  • Elegant Mane owner Kionna Eston said she will relocate after a U-Haul slammed into the Benson building Wednesday morning and left heavy damage.
  • Douglas County officials said the driver likely suffered a medical episode; officers said the truck hit several cars before crashing into the property near North 58th Street and Northwest Radial Highway.
  • No one was injured, but the crash was the second time the same building has been struck in recent days.
  • The site sits on an area identified in Omaha's 2025 Vision Zero report as part of a High Injury Network, adding to concerns about safety on the NW Radial corridor.

Insights

When a U-Haul can demolish a building, is any main street business truly safe from traffic danger?
Are speed traps and studies enough to stop vehicles from repeatedly crashing into local Benson businesses?
After two building crashes in three days, what will it take to finally make this dangerous Omaha corridor safe?