NELIGH - A Neligh police officer was hospitalized after being dragged from a vehicle Sunday afternoon.
According to the Nebraska State Patrol, Antelope County dispatch received a report of a road rage incident on Highway 275. The vehicles involved then stopped at a convenience store in Neligh. A store employee also called 911 to report a disturbance in the parking lot.
A Neligh police officer responded and located one of the involved vehicles. The officer performed a traffic stop at the entrance of a business on Highway 275 near V Street in Neligh.
Preliminary reports indicate that while the officer contacted the driver, the driver attempted to drive away, causing the vehicle to drag the officer. The officer then discharged a duty weapon, striking the driver.
The officer eventually fell from the vehicle and the suspect continued to drive westbound. A citizen who witnessed the incident was able to force the suspect vehicle off the road, where it came to rest.
Neligh Rescue responded and transported the officer and female suspect to Antelope Memorial Hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
The officer remains at the hospital in Neligh. The suspect has since been transported to UNMC in Omaha for additional treatment.
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