YORK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Nebraska say a bystander who was killed along with the suspect and a police dog in the fiery crash of a stolen sheriff's vehicle was a popular teacher and coach from Hampton.
Authorities say the crash happened Tuesday night when 43-year old Joseph Stoltenberg stole a sheriff's vehicle with the police dog, named Nitro, still inside and led authorities on a pursuit in rural York County.
Authorities say Stoltenberg sped toward a moving train and crashed into the back of 31-year-old Kyle Ediger's vehicle that was stopped for the train.
The crash killed Ediger, Stoltenberg and the dog.
Ediger was a math teacher and boys basketball coach for Hampton Public Schools.