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North Platte woman killed in crash just west of Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police say a North Platte woman has been killed in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 just west of Lincoln.

The crash happened Friday evening when a sport utility vehicle went out of control while trying to pass a semitrailer and hit a guardrail before rolling on its side.

Lincoln police say the driver, 57-year-old Ladonna Schmidt, died at the scene.

An adult passenger in the SUV suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening. A small child buckled into a child safety seat in the back of the SUV was not injured.

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