On the morning of Thursday, October, 25th, a fatal collision of two vehicles west of  Maxwell took three lives and critically injured one. Deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office were called at around 7:22 AM, on the report of a two vehicle collision which was located at the top of the Highway 30 railroad overpass near mile marker 190, west of Maxwell.

According to the sheriff’s office, when responding deputies arrived to the accident, they observed both vehicles were in the westbound lane of traffic.

One vehicle, a 1999 Kia Sportage, driven by 14-year-old Conner Gentry, was heading eastbound when he lost control of the vehicle. The Kia Sportage was also occupied by the Conner’s 10-year-old brother, Colton Gentry.

The Kia collided with a 1994 Chevrolet Lumina, occupied by the driver, 46 year old Terry Grasz and the passenger, 45-year-old Elaine Grasz.

Both Connor and Colton Gentry, traveling in the Kia, died as a result of the collision. The passenger of the Chevrolet Lumina, Elaine Grasz, also died from the collision. With help from courageous citizens, Terry Grasz was removed from the vehicle to be taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center.

According to the release from the LCSO, Mr. Grasz was “severely injured and burned badly,”

“Terry Grasz, with the help of courageous citizens, managed to get out of the vehicle and was transport to Great Plains Regional Medical Center.   Mr. Grasz was severely injured and burned badly; he was flown to Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.”

The Gentry brothers were heading to school which was located in Brady and the married couple, Elaine and Terry Grasz, were on their way to work in North Platte.

After the accident, the vehicles set fire. The cause of the accident was determined to be the wet and slick roads. It is unknown if seat belts were used.

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