UPDATE 7/3/2023
The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office identified 8-year-old Paxton Parker of Glenwood, Iowa as the person who died in a vehicle crash on Thursday morning along U.S. Highway 34.
A second passenger was a 9-year-old girl who was transported to Nebraska Medicine. She is in stable condition with serious injuries, according to the sheriff's office.
The driver of that vehicle was identified as 34-year-old Elizabeth Sprunger of Glenwood, Iowa. Authorities say she was transported to Nebraska Medicine and has serious injuries.
In an earlier release, the sheriff's office says Sprunger appears to have lost control of her vehicle and collided with a pickup and then a semi-truck heading in the opposite direction along Highway 34.
The driver of the pickup truck was identified as 38-year-old Bryan Gregerson of Plattsmouth, Nebraska and the driver of the semi-truck was identified as 58-year-old Richard Jackson of Louisville, Nebraska.
The sheriff said in a statement: "This crash is still under investigation by the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office Crash Response Unit. No other details are being released as this is an ongoing investigation. Our sympathy and thoughts are with the family and loved ones of Paxton Parker."
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One person is dead and two others are in critical condition following a crash in Sarpy County Thursday morning.
According to the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office, a Hyundai sedan registered in Glenwood, Iowa was driving westbound on U.S. Highway 34 at about 8 a.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle just to the west of Harlan Lewis Road. The car crossed into eastbound traffic lanes.
The Hyundai crossed the median and collided with an eastbound Dodge Ram pickup truck. It was then struck a second time by an eastbound semi-truck, which is registered to Schmidt Trucking in Plattsmouth.
Authorities say the juvenile male passenger of the Hyundai was dead at the scene. The female driver and the female front seat passenger were taken in critical condition to Nebraska Medicine. The drivers of the other vehicles involved were not injured.
The sheriff's office said in its news release: "The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were poor due to heavy rain in the area. Eastbound and westbound traffic were closed while the crash scene was investigated but have reopened."
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