By SCOTT CARLSON
North Platte Post
COZAD, Neb.-A Kearney man has died after a collision with a semi near Cozad.
The Nebraska State Patrol said at around 12:05 p.m. on Friday, troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash near mile marker 221 on Interstate 80, about a mile west of Cozad.
Authorities said a preliminary investigation shows a Chevrolet Cruze was eastbound when the driver lost control, crossed the median and entered the westbound lanes.
The Cruze then collided with a semi.
The driver of the Cruze, John Paul, 63, was life-flighted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver and passenger in the semi were not injured.
The crash closed westbound I-80 for about four hours.
The crash remains under investigation.