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Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, NE - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.

When someone is injured in an accident in Lincoln, Hastings, or Kearney, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

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Accident reports by county

Adams County, NE - 6
Buffalo County, NE - 6
Chase County, NE - 1
Clay County, NE - 2
Custer County, NE - 2
Dawson County, NE - 4
Fillmore County, NE - 1
Frontier County, NE - 1
Gage County, NE - 6
Gosper County, NE - 2
Hall County, NE - 6
Hamilton County, NE - 1
Holt County, NE - 1
Jefferson County, NE - 1
Kearney County, NE - 2
Lancaster County, NE - 66
Merrick County, NE - 2
Phillips County, KS - 5
Polk County, NE - 2
Republic County, KS - 2
Rock County, NE - 1
Saline County, NE - 5
Seward County, NE - 9
Sherman County, NE - 2
Smith County, KS - 2
Thayer County, NE - 1
Webster County, NE - 1
York County, NE - 5

Most recent accident reports

Steven Strauss, 31, dies after his car leaves the roadway and strikes a tree near 68th Street and Roca Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Steven Strauss of Garland, Nebraska died after crashing his car into a tree near 68th Street and Roca Road after veering off the road and going down a deep ditch. First responders were called to the scene just before 9 a.m.
Date: 
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Roadway: 
68th Street and Roca Road
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Road Departure

Kimberly Hawthorne, 45, and Antoinette Hruby, 30, killed in car accident on U.S. 6 near Milford, Nebraska

The Seward County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a Lincoln woman killed in a car accident near Milford Sunday morning. A 1994 Mazda pickup driven by Kimberly Hawthorne, 45 of Lincoln, crossed the center line on U.S.
Date: 
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 6
City: 
Milford, NE
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, High-Speed/Excessive Speed

11-year-old boy on bicycle injured in hit-and-run by a pickup at North 48th and Vine streets in Lincoln, Nebraska

The boy was in critical but stable condition after being brought to the hospital. Alcohol is believed to be a factor.
Date: 
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Roadway: 
North 48th and Vine streets
City: 
Lincoln, NE
Type: Bicycle Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Hit and Run

Randall Woita, 50, killed and two others injured after being rear-ended by Cristofer Cazun, 18, who has been arrested on charges including DUI in Lincoln, NE

Woita was pronounced dead at the scene, and two other passengers in the pickup that was rear-ended were taken to Bryan West Hospital, though their injuries were non-life threatening.
Date: 
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 77
City: 
Lincoln, NE
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Reckless Driving

Semi hits self-propelled fishing boat on Highway 33 in Lincoln, Nebraska; no one injured

There was little damage to the semi or boat. Police removed the boat from he scene and are holding it if the owner wants to reclaim it.

Date: 
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 33 at Southwest 100th Street
City: 
Lincoln, NE
Type: Truck Accident

Glenn O. Rowell, 70, dies after losing control of car near Kirwin, KS

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the car was headed westbound when the driver lost control and entered the ditch. Glenn O. Rowell, 70, of Edmond, Oklahoma, was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
Date: 
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Roadway: 
State Highway K9
City: 
Kirwin, KS
Type: Car Accident

Shanna Rurup, 21, killed in single vehicle accident on 27th Street Bridge in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 17.

Police have released the name of the victim in Sunday night's fatal crash in north Lincoln. Chasity Tatum was with 21–year–old Shanna Rurup hours before she died in the single vehicle crash.
Date: 
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Roadway: 
27th St.
City: 
Lincoln, NE
Type: Car Accident

Jessie McCain, 21, killed in motorcycle crash with SUV in Lincoln on July 19.

A Lincoln woman has died after being involved in a motorcycle vs. SUV crash.

Police have identified the victim as 21-year-old Jessie McCain.

Date: 
Friday, July 18, 2014
Roadway: 
Cotner Boulevard and O Street
City: 
Lincoln, NE
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Nell (Renee) Jorgensen, 29, and Morgan Smith, 11, killed in crash on Interstate 80 in Seward on July 18.

Authorities say a Missouri woman and her 11-year-old daughter were killed in an accident in southeast Nebraska.

Date: 
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 80
City: 
Seward, NE
Type: Car Accident

Mark Wenzl, 19, killed in motorcycle crash on Rosa Parks Way in Lincoln on June 24.

Lincoln Police have identified the victim of Tuesday evening's fatal motorcycle accident as 19-year-old Mark Wenzl of Seward.

Date: 
Monday, June 23, 2014
Roadway: 
Rosa Parks Way
City: 
Lincoln, NE
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Joan Hendrickson, 83, killed in crash on U.S. Highway 81 near Strang on June 22.

An 83-year-old woman has died after a collision on U.S. Highway 81 near Strang in southern Nebraska.

Date: 
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 81
City: 
Strang, NE
Type: Car Accident

Gregg Nicklas killed by hit and run driver near South 96th Street and Wagon Train Road in Hickman on May 30.

Gregg Nicklas spent most of his life helping others. As director of the Christian Heritage Homes, he strived to find children in the foster care system a loving home.

Date: 
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Roadway: 
South 96th Street and Wagon Train Road
City: 
Hickman, NE
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Frank Schofield, 45, killed in single vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near Elm Creek on May 25.

A Pensacola, Florida, man has died in a crash on a Nebraska roadway.

Date: 
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 80
City: 
Elm Creek, NE
Type: Car Accident

Two people injured, transported to hospital, after a motorcycle and car collide near Madison and N. 57th Street in Lincoln.

Emergency crews take two people to the hospital after a car vs.motorcycle accident in north Lincoln.

Date: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Madison and N. 57th Street
City: 
Lincoln, NE
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Jessica Lyons, 27, killed, John Lyons, 28, driver John Norbert, 45, injured, transported to hospital, after their car hits a patch of ice on Saltillo Road near Lincoln, and the deceased was ejected from the vehicle.

An early morning crash in Lancaster County kills one woman and injures two others.

Date: 
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Roadway: 
Saltillo Road
City: 
Lincoln, NE
Type: Car Accident