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Bad Weather Cited in Fatal Custer County Crash

custer-county-sheriff(AP) — Bad weather has been cited in a fatal collision on a rural state highway in central Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 1 p.m. Tuesday, about six miles north of the Dawson-Custer county line on Nebraska Highway 47.

Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond says 57-year-old Glenn Smith died after his pickup collided with a sport utility vehicle driven by William Warren. Smith lived in Gothenburg.

Osmond said Wednesday that Warren, of Arnold, was taken to a hospital for treatment of facial cuts and other minor injuries.

Osmond says driving on the highway was hazardous because a winter storm had made the roadway slick and the visibility poor.

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