Feb 16, 2020

Driver dies after two vehicles collide in Lancaster County

Posted Feb 16, 2020 4:22 PM

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - One person died and another was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in rural Lancaster County.

The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in an area just north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 43 and Pella Road, which is southeast of Lincoln.

The Lancaster County Sheriff's office says two vehicles headed in opposite directions collided for an unknown reason. One driver died at the scene of the crash, and the other driver was taken to a Lincoln hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities say 20 year-old Morgan Rodgers of Lincoln died in the crash.

An autopsy will be performed on Rodgers as part of the investigation.

Investigators said alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.