INGLEWOOD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 59-year-old Fremont man has died after his car crashed off Nebraska Highway 109 in Saunders County.

The accident occurred a little after noon on Wednesday, about two miles southwest of Inglewood.

The Saunders County Sheriff’s Office says a witness reported that the eastbound car ran off the roadway and traveled several hundred feet on the shoulder before entering a steep ditch and crashing.

The driver was identified as Dennis Shipley. The Sheriff’s Office says he was pronounced dead at the scene.