According to the Howard County Sheriff’s Office, 21 year old Derek Holt died on Sunday night following a two vehicle collision north of Grand Island. The authorities are continuing their investigation.
The accident happened at around 9.10 p.m. about two miles west of St. Paul on Nebraska Highway 92 just west of Kimball Road.
Justin S. Arrowsmith, aged 29, of Omaha, was driving eastwards, and according to police, his vehicle may have crossed the center line. He then collided almost head on with the vehicle driven by Holt who was travelling in the opposite direction.
According to authorities, both Holt and Arrowsmith were wearing seat belts. Holt was taken to the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul where he died shortly afterwards and according to the Sheriff’s Office, Arrowsmith was treated at the medical center and was subsequently transferred to Kearney’s Good Samaritan Hospital.
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