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Utah Man Badly Injured After Slamming His Semi into Overpass Near Hershey

state-patrol-logoIt was a scary scene on Interstate 80 Friday after a Utah man rammed his truck full-speed into an overpass.

According to the Nebraska State Patrol, 43-year-old Carl Shane Peck was driving his semi-truck eastbound on I-80 around 6:00 p.m., when he went into the median and slammed head-on into a support of the Hershey overpass.

According to witnesses, the truck hit the support without slowing down at all.

The Patrol said Peck survived the crash, but was badly injured.

Portions of I-80 were closed for nearly four hours while rescue crews from Hershey and Sutherland worked to extricate Peck, and also so a medical helicopter could land on the Interstate.

Authorities say it appears that Peck either blacked out or fell asleep.  He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Peck was alone, and no one else was injured in the accident.

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