SUTHERLAND, Neb. (North Platte Post) – A 20-year old Paxton woman has died as a result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon near Sutherland.
Rhiannon Peak succumbed to her injuries Tuesday evening. The driver of the motorcycle, 52-year old Vance Peak, also of Paxton, is being treated at Great Plains Regional Medical Center and is listed in stable condition with serious injuries.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reports that the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Prairie Trace Road about ten miles north of Sutherland around a curve when Vance Peak lost control of the bike and it slid into a ditch. Both Vance and Rhiannon Peak were ejected from the motorcycle.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation. Both were wearing helmets.