Jun 07, 2021

Gretna woman killed after car leaves roadway, hits tree

Posted Jun 07, 2021 11:15 AM

GRETNA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Gretna woman was killed Saturday after her car left the roadway and struck a tree.

The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office said Julia Wynkoop-Wiley, 52, was identified as the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup.

She was taken by a medical helicopter to the Nebraska Medicine Trauma Center. She was pronounced dead shortly after she arrived.

The sheriff’s office said Wynkoop-Wiley was heading south on Westridge Road when she left the roadway at a curve and hit a tree. The crash was reported at 12:38 p.m.

Officials said no further details will be released in the early stages of the investigation.