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Tennessee man died in Nebraska I-80 crash, patrol says

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee man was killed in a crash along Interstate 80 in central Nebraska.

The accident was reported around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, about 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of Lexington. The Nebraska State Patrol says an eastbound pickup truck towing another pickup went out of control and crashed when the towed pickup blew a tire.

The patrol identified the dead driver as 52-year-old Derek Sweeney, who lived in Cedar Grove, Tennessee.

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