Winter weather leads to rollover accident in Stanton County

STANTON, Neb. -- The Friday morning arrival of wintery weather kept authorities in Stanton County busy with one rollover accident and numerous cars in the ditch.

The first rollover accident was reported after 6:00 a.m. on Highway 275 about ten miles east of Norfolk when a eastbound pickup driven by a rural Norfolk teen on his way to school left the roadway and rolled, according to Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger. Unger says the teen driver was wearing his seatbelt properly and this prevented serious injuries.

The pickup he was driving is considered a total loss.

The Sheriff’s office also assisted in several other calls of vehicles in the ditch or having slid off the roadway due to the very icy road conditions, Unger said.