Victim identified in Richardson Co fatal wreck
02/20/2020

(KLZA)-- A Lincoln man has been identified as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 75 in Richardson County Wednesday morning.

According to the release from the Richardson County Sheriff's Office, 69-year-old Robert Hansen was southbound in a 2019 Chevrolet pickup truck. The release says the unidentified driver of a northbound 2007 Dodge Ram pickup pulling a flatbed trailer crossed the center line striking Hansen's pickup.

Hansen was pronounced dead at the scene, which was just south of the Richardson- Nemaha County, Nebraska line.

The driver of the northbound pickup was transported to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn with minor injuries and later released.

Highway 75 was shut down until 8:00 Wednesday evening.

The Richardson County Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office, Humboldt Fire and Rescue, Auburn Fire and Rescue, Stella Fire Department, Nebraska State Department of Transportation and  Nebraska State Patrol.


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