The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says one person died following a head-on crash near 162nd and ‘O’ Street around 12:30 this afternoon. “It was learned a Ford Focus was traveling eastbound and collided with a white SUV that was traveling westbound,” says LSO Chief Deputy Ben Houchin.
The Ford Focus ended up on the westbound shoulder and the SUV went into a ditch on the north side of ‘O’ Street. Houchin says the driver of the Ford Focus was taken to a Lincoln hospital in extremely critical condition. He has since died of his injuries.
The driver of the SUV was able to walk away from the crash. Houchin says both men were wearing seatbelts and no alcohol is suspected. ‘O’ Street between 148th and 162nd was closed for a couple of hours during the investigation, but has since reopened.