Jul 01, 2022

Police: Kansas man dies in Nebraska motorcycle, SUV crash

Posted Jul 01, 2022 7:08 PM

NORTH PLATTE —A Kansas man died in an accident just before 8:30a.m. Friday in North Platte, Nebraska.

According to the North Platte Police Department, a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by by Justin V. Trussell, 58, of Kendall, Kansas, was southbound on Jeffers Street and struck a northbound 1995 Ford Bronco driven by Donald L. Hazen, 85, of North Platte, who was turning west on Walker Road.

First responders pronounced Trussell deceased at the scene. 

The intersection was shut down while an investigation was conducted by members of the North Platte Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol, and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

Accident reconstruction experts were called to the scene. The accident is still under investigation, according to police.