21-04-2025
Police identify 2 victims killed in Morningside crash
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Sioux City Police Department has provided the names of the two victims of a fatal Saturday crash in the Morningside neighborhood.
Osmel Borrego Carlez, 40, and Pablo Morales Torres, 26 — both from Norfolk, Nebraska — died from their injuries, according to a release. Both were passengers; the name and condition of the driver were not released.
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Officials said on Saturday that Sioux City's fire department and police were sent to Transit Avenue and South Cecilia in the Morningside area for a vehicle accident on Saturday, April 19 at 4:26 a.m. There, they found a crashed white 2014 Infiniti QX80 with a driver and two passengers.
An investigation found that the SUV was heading east on Transit Avenue at a fast speed. The driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a curb, resulting in the car hitting a utility pole and a house's front porch.
The driver of the car was injured and transported to a hospital. The front seat passenger was pronounced dead on the scene, and the second passenger was transported to a hospital, where they later died from their injuries.
The Sioux City Police Department is still investigating the incident. Anyone with more information is asked to call the department at 712-279-6440 or Crime Stoppers at 712-258-TIPS.
Aveya Hannan contributed to this report.
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