NSP identifies deceased from Saturday’s I-80 Crash

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska State Patrol has identified 25-year-old Ryan Hughes of Lincoln as the person who died in a crash on I-80 Saturday afternoon.

NSP said troopers were dispatched to a crash near mile marker 422 in the westbound lanes of I-80 around 2:30 p.m.

According to NSP, a Toyota 4-Runner had left the interstate and crashed into a creek. Rescue crews tried to rescue Hughes, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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