Omaha police impound a truck in a fatal hit-and-run crash

Omaha police located the truck believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash after releasing photos of the vehicle. Investigators said the vehicle was impounded and officers are still trying to locate the suspected driver. The accident occurred near 34 streets in the center on Tuesday morning. Previous coverage: Omaha police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident near Hanscom Park. First responders pronounced the pedestrian, identified as 89-year-old Walter Tighe, dead at the scene, Omaha police said. “I really am.” “Hoping he didn't feel anything, what would break my heart the most is if he suffered from someone else's actions,” said Tighe's granddaughter, Kassie Tighe. Investigators said Tighe was crossing Center Street from north to south when he was struck by a silver truck traveling west. Kassie Tighe says he was just trying to walk to church. Something he did every day, twice a day. “He will either die of old age or be hit by a car. And I'm really sad that it got hit by a car. “I knew he was going to get hit by a car on the way to the fair,” Tighe said. Investigators said the truck “appears to be a silver 2007 to 2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 Crew Cab.” Omaha police said the vehicle appeared to have “heavy” rust and a replacement rim on the passenger side and having damage to the driver's side headlight. The truck fled northbound on 36th Street after the crash, Omaha police said. “I'm probably going to think about it for the rest of my life that it was someone who took a life unnecessarily and why it didn't stop,” Tighe said. Tighe says something should be done about forcing people to slow down. “I don’t care if you have to put a roundabout in the middle of an intersection because people are going to say, ‘Oh, there’s concrete, I should probably slow down. Something has to be done.' and I don’t think anyone takes the traffic stop seriously,” Tighe said. Neighbors tearfully hugged the Tighes and said they loved waving at the elderly man who walked past Center and 34th Street every day. “If people could just hang in there. “If he could muster those ounces of joy throughout their days, his mission would be accomplished to just make people happy,” Tighe said. KETV Newswatch 7 contacted the City of Omaha and the Vision Zero initiative last week about this deadly crash and others.Vision Zero's mission is to end the death toll from car accidents in Omaha. We have not received a response yet. Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

OMAHA, Neb. –

Omaha police located the truck believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash after releasing photos of the vehicle.

According to investigators, the vehicle has been impounded and officers are still trying to locate the suspected driver.

The accident occurred Tuesday morning near 34th and Center streets.

Previous coverage: Omaha police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident near Hanscom Park

First responders pronounced the pedestrian, identified as 89-year-old Walter Tighe, dead at the scene, Omaha police said.

“I really hope he didn’t feel anything. That would break my heart the most if he suffered because of someone else’s actions,” said Tighe’s granddaughter, Kassie Tighe.

Investigators said Tighe was crossing Center Street from north to south when he was struck by a silver truck traveling west.

Kassie Tighe says he was just trying to walk to church. Something he did every day, twice a day.

“He will either die of old age or be hit by a car. And I'm really sad that it got hit by a car. “I knew he was going to get hit by a car on the way to the fair,” Tighe said.

Investigators said the truck “appears to be a silver 2007 to 2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 Crew Cab.”

Omaha police said the vehicle appeared to have “heavy” rust, as well as a replacement rim on the passenger side and damage to the driver's side headlight.

The truck fled northbound on 36th Street after the crash, Omaha police said.

“I'll probably think about it for the rest of my life. I'll probably think about the fact that it was someone who took a life unnecessarily and why he didn't stop it,” Tighe said.

Tighe says something should be done to force people to slow down.

“I don’t care if you have to put a roundabout in the middle of an intersection because people will say, ‘Oh, there’s concrete, I should probably slow down. Something has to be done and I don't think so.” “Everyone takes traffic control seriously,” Tighe said.

Neighbors tearfully hugged the Tighe's and said they loved waving at the elderly man who walked past Center and 34th Street every day.

“If people could keep those sparks of joy throughout the day, his mission of just making people happy would be accomplished,” Tighe said.

KETV Newswatch 7 contacted the City of Omaha and the Vision Zero Initiative last week about this and other fatal accidents.

Vision Zero's mission is to end the number of car accident deaths in Omaha.

We have not received a response yet.

Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7