Indiana man found dead at a truck stop in southeast Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man at the Love’s Travel Stop in Syracuse.

Just before 9:30 a.m. on Friday, deputies were sent to the truck stop near the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 2.

According to the sheriff’s office, a trucking company said that GPS placed one of their semitrucks in the Love’s parking lot.

The company said they hadn’t heard from the driver in two days, according to officials.

Deputies found the semitruck, and inside was 67-year-old Norman Battista of Indiana, deceased.

Although foul play is not suspected, an autopsy has been scheduled.

The death is still under investigation.