OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A roadside volunteer who was helping clear debris from a south Omaha road following a crash was fatally hit by a car, police said.
The crash happened Thursday on the John F. Kennedy Freeway, police said, killing John Holcomb, 70, of Omaha. Investigators said Holcomb had been clearing debris from an earlier crash out of the road when he was hit be a southbound car and thrown into a grass embankment. Medics pronounced Holcomb dead at the scene.
The Nebraska State Patrol said Holcomb was working as motor assist volunteer when he was hit. Holcomb had served in the Metro Area Motorist Assist Program as a volunteer since 2014, the patrol said.
Holcomb’s volunteer work made the state’s highways safer, said Tim Weander, a supervisor with the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
“John was out there helping us help you,” Weander said.
The 38-year-old woman driving the car that hit Holcomb was not injured, police said. Police continue to investigate the crash.
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