(KLZA)-- A three-vehicle wreck Saturday afternoon in Richardson County claimed the life of a 16-year old Humboldt boy and left two others injured.
According to the Richardson County Sheriff’s Office, witnesses said that at about 3 Saturday afternoon a car driven by Devon Hunzeker was westbound on Highway 62 and failed to stop at the intersection with Highway 75 near Stella.
A northbound semi-truck driven by 56-year-old Cheryl VanBriesen of Ashton, Iowa ran into the car driven by Hunzeker. The impact of the crash caused the car and semi to strike a Ford Ranger pickup that had stopped in the southbound turn lane to make a left-hand turn onto Highway 62. The driver of the pickup was 79-year-old Andrew McMullen of Stella.
Witnesses said the Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Hunzeker split in two and was in flames. The car and the pickup both came to a stop in the west ditch off of Highway 75.
Hunzeker was pronounced dead at the scene. McMullen was transported by ambulance to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn and then flown to a Lincoln Hospital. His injuries were described as non-life threatening.
VanBriesen was transported to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn but did not appear to be injured.
It took several hours to clear the scene. The Richardson County Sheriff’s Office, Humboldt Rescue, Humboldt Fire, Richardson County Emergency Management and Nebraska State Patrol all responded to the scene.
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