Man killed in rollover crash on rural southeast Nebraska highway

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man died Friday in a rollover crash in rural Gage County.

The crash happened around 11 p.m. on Highway 4 near Juniper Road, just northwest of Beatrice.

The Gage County Sheriff’s Office said 21-year-old Jose Luis Hernandez of Plymouth overcorrected and drove into a ditch, causing the pickup truck to roll over.

Hernandez was ejected from the vehicle.  He was not wearing a seat belt, the sheriff’s office said.

Hernandez was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing.

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