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Collision Kills Driver in Eastern Nebraska

fatal-accident(AP) — A car driver has been killed in a collision with a semitrailer in eastern Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 6:10 a.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 275 about a half mile east of Scribner.

Dodge County Sheriff Steve Hespen says the westbound car crossed the center line and rammed the oncoming truck.

The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name isn’t being released yet. Hespen identified the truck driver as 72-year-old Ronnie Billheimer, of Randolph, Neb. Hespen says Billheimer wasn’t injured.

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