Pedestrian killed when hit by vehicle in eastern Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A pedestrian was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash in eastern Nebraska, the Otoe County Sheriff’s Office says.

Around 5 a.m., deputies received a report of a pedestrian wearing dark-colored clothing walking on Highway 2 near Nebraska City.

Before deputies arrived, the pedestrian — later identified as 18-year-old Harrell Jackson Jr. of Omaha — had been hit by a vehicle.

First responders tried saving Jackson’s life, but he was later pronounced dead at the scene.

The sheriff’s office said Jackson had been walking in the traffic lane on the Highway 2 on-ramp when he was hit by a vehicle.

An investigation is ongoing.