Updated:

Authorities have identified the victim of the crash as 29-year-old Constantino Megariz-Carter, of North Platte.

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One person is dead following a single-vehicle accident near Maxwell.

On December 21, at around 10:00 a.m., deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and first-responders responded to a single-vehicle accident near the Maxwell overpass on U.S. Highway (near mile marker 190).

It was reported that a vehicle was traveling westbound when it left the roadway at the top of the overpass, slid down the south side, then rolled and struck a tree.

The lone male occupant of the vehicle was trapped and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies say the man was not wearing a seatbelt and they don’t believe drugs or alcohol were involved.

The man’s name has not been released, pending the notification of family members, and the investigation is ongoing.