Crash alert: Victim identified in Lincoln rollover accident
LINCOLN, NE – The man killed in a crash on Interstate 80 in Lincoln Sunday morning has been identified by authorities, according to KOLN.
This is an update to a previous story.
Police say the victim was 24-year-old Conner Altenhofen of Chariton, Iowa. He was driving a Ford Mustang at about 7:45 a.m. when he lost control while turning onto the on-ramp to I-80 from North 27th Street, investigators said.
The vehicle went off the road and rolled over, and Altenhofen was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A female passenger sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.
Authorities are looking into whether speed and alcohol use were contributing factors in the accident.
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