MEAD, Neb. (AP) - A man killed when the pickup truck he was riding in went out of control on an icy highway in eastern Nebraska was from Iowa, authorities said.
The Saunders County Sheriff’s Office said Jose Rodas died Friday after the pickup collided with an oncoming sport utility vehicle on U.S. Highway 77, about 1.75 miles (2.8 kilometers) north of Mead. Rodas lived in Sioux City, Iowa.
The pickup driver, 40-year-old Nicolas Leon, of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, was taken to a Wahoo hospital. Another passenger, 34-year-old Anevol Hernandez, of Sioux City, Iowa, was treated for minor injuries.
The SUV driver was identified as Kristen Kusik, 64, of Lincoln. Kusik was taken to an Omaha hospital.
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