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Investigators say speed led to death of driver in crash

OVERTON, Neb. (AP) — Investigators say excessive speed led to a driver’s death in a crash near western Nebraska’s Overton.

38-year-old Victor Castillo-Pupo, of Grand Island, was driving a pickup truck east on a rural road early Sunday morning when it slid out of control. Investigators say the truck wen into the south ditch, across the road and into north ditch before rolling.

Dawson County Sheriff Gary Reiber says Pupo was thrown from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.

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