UPDATE: One dead in Sunday I-80 crash
The Hamilton County Attorney's Office requested NSP investigate the incident, which is currently ongoing.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – UPDATE: The-18-year old driver involved in a Sunday morning crash on I-80, has died.
The Nebraska State Patrol says the driver of the Corolla, Angel Pojoy Domingo of Grand Island, who was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, passed away Tuesday evening.
The driver of the Navigator, 40-year-old Jose Ulloa of Ponca City, Oklahoma, is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
Both drivers were transported to local hospitals with life-threatening injuries following the crash.
NSP says the crash remains under investigation.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – NSP began an investigation into a Sunday morning crash on I-80 that left two with life-threatening injuries.
Around 6 a.m. on Sunday, an Aurora Police Officer attempted to pull over a Toyota Corolla near Grand Island.
The driver of the Corolla then turned around and began traveling the opposite direction in the eastbound lanes. The officer continued eastbound before crossing over into the westbound lane to attempt a pursuit.
While heading westbound, the officer came across a crash that involved the Corolla.
NSP believes the Corolla hit a Lincoln Navigator head-on in the eastbound passing lane of I-80 near mile marker 317.
The 18-year-old male driver of the Corolla had been ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was sent to St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Navigator was also sent to St. Francis Hospital with life-threatening injuries and was eventually flown to Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha for further treatment.
The four other passengers in the Navigator were treated for minor injuries.
The Hamilton County Attorney’s Office requested NSP investigate the incident, which is currently ongoing.
