North Platte Police Department
On January 17th, 2024 at 11:53 P.M., Officers from the North Platte Police Department responded to Newberry Access on the report of an accident. It was found that the accident occurred near the Westbound I-80 on-ramp. A semi-truck was Northbound and attempted to turn left onto the Westbound on-ramp.
A pick-up truck was Southbound on Newberry. The pickup truck ran into the right side of the semi-tractor. The driver of the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup truck was fifty-one-year-old, Jean Pierre Brownell of North Platte. The driver of the semi-truck was uninjured.
The investigation into the vehicle crash is ongoing. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department and the Nebraska State Patrol are assisting with the investigation.