Omaha Mom Gets 180 Years for Drunk, Fiery Crash That Took Her Children's Lives
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Omaha Mom Gets 180 Years for Drunk, Fiery Crash That Took Her Children's Lives
It was 12:50 a.m. on a September night in Omaha when Rachel Bickerstaff turned her Dodge Charger into a death machine. Clocked at 142 mph with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit, she blew through a red light—and obliterated two cars, four lives, and any chance at redemption.
Three of the dead were her own daughters: one just 11 days old. The other victim, 70-year-old Michael Sales, was just trying to make it home from work. His daughter later told the court that she wasn’t even allowed to see his body. The fire from the crash was too intense.
Bickerstaff had prior DUIs. Lost custody of four other children. And while awaiting trial for this case, she allegedly assaulted a fellow inmate.
Her sentence? Up to 180 years in prison. She’ll be eligible for parole when she’s 104.
This wasn’t just a crash. It was a preventable massacre—one that left first responders traumatized and four families permanently shattered.
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It was 12:50 a.m. on a September night in Omaha when Rachel Bickerstaff turned her Dodge Charger into a death machine. Clocked at 142 mph with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit, she blew through a red light—and obliterated two cars, four lives, and any chance at redemption.
Three of the dead were her own daughters: one just 11 days old. The other victim, 70-year-old Michael Sales, was just trying to make it home from work. His daughter later told the court that she wasn’t even allowed to see his body. The fire from the crash was too intense.
Bickerstaff had prior DUIs. Lost custody of four other children. And while awaiting trial for this case, she allegedly assaulted a fellow inmate.
Her sentence? Up to 180 years in prison. She’ll be eligible for parole when she’s 104.
This wasn’t just a crash. It was a preventable massacre—one that left first responders traumatized and four families permanently shattered.
#rachelbickerstaff #omahadui #drunkdrivingfatality #nebraskamurder #vehicularhomicide #duicrash #momkillskids #duisentencing #truecrimepodcast #michaelsales
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