Crash Alert: Driver fatally rear-ends asphalt truck near Oaks Park

OMAHA, NE – According to KETV, a driver died following a collision with an asphalt truck near S 126th Plaza and L St on Tuesday.

Steven Nelson, 75, was driving a Dodge Durango west on L St when he slammed into the rear of an asphalt truck around 9:15 p.m.

Rescue crews transported Nelson to CUMC-Bergan Mercy Medical Center in critical condition, where Nelson died.

The asphalt truck driver was not hurt in the crash.

The Omaha Police Department is investigating the incident.

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