A State Patrol spokesman said a trooper saw a cargo van speeding and fail to signal as it headed east on I-80 at about 3:50 p.m. During the stop, the deputy smelled marijuana coming from inside the van.
Sheriff Terry Wagner said Christian Alexander was shot first after pointing a gun at a State Patrol trooper, then at two troopers and a Lincoln officer, identified by acting Police Chief Brian Jackson as Jesse Hilger, after the SUV came to a rest.
In the trunk, the trooper allegedly found a black duffle bag containing 25 packages containing a white substance. The contents, which field-tested positive for meth, were seized and weighed 26.2 pounds.
A Casper woman died in the shooting and a 26-year-old man remained in a Lincoln hospital Monday in grave condition, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
The eastbound pursuit on I-80 reached 115 mph.
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According to the patrol, the trooper stopped a Dodge Journey that was driving without its lights on at 9:15 p.m. The trooper later located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the passengers’ possession.
A pickup pulling a trailer lost control, striking one of the NDOT vehicles, which caused a chain-reaction of multiple NDOT vehicles, eventually striking the trooper’s patrol vehicle, a Ford F-250.
The man told investigators that he had purchased the marijuana in the Sacramento, California, area and was headed back to South Carolina, where he had intended to sell it.
“Nebraska roads saw significantly fewer fatalities in December compared to the last several years,” Col. John Bolduc, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, said in a press release.
The campaign runs from Friday through Jan. 1 and includes dozens of law enforcement agencies throughout Nebraska.
The weekend pursuits involved the State Patrol, the Nebraska Games and Parks Department and the Blaine, Cherry, Brown, Logan, Hooker and Thomas County sheriff’s offices as well as the Thomas County Volunteer Fire Department.
Heidi Klum’s kids are attending their online classes late at night because of the time difference whilst they’re in Germany with their mother.
Officers with the McCook Police Department twice pursued a Jaguar on U.S. Highway 83. The chase began at 8:30 p.m. and the Jaguar eventually entered a ditch and stopped.
Troopers also assisted more 477 motorists during the campaign Nov. 16-29, according to a State Patrol media release.
"It was almost as if they were … organized," the patrol said in a social media post.
A 14-year-old boy led a Nebraska State Patrol trooper on a pursuit up Interstate 680 that reached 125 mph.
The suspect was not injured during the confrontation, but the trooper sustained a non-life-threatening injury. The trooper was treated at Kearney Regional Hospital and released Sunday.
The 25-year-old North Platte man was being sought in connection with a reported assault.
A Nebraska State Patrol trooper discovered a hidden compartment in a refrigerator trailer in the 2018 stop and found 118 pounds of the drug.
The Nebraska State Patrol says a 13-year-old girl led a trooper on an erratic, high speed chase and then attempted to punch the trooper in the face.
The State Patrol had received a report from the Sedgwick County, Colorado, Sheriff’s Office that the man had assaulted a woman and driven off in her vehicle with her child still a passenger in it.
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The state trooper and the other driver were taken to an Omaha hospital for treatment, according to a patrol spokesman.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of willful reckless driving, felony flight to avoid arrest, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, hit and run, driving under the influence of alcohol and numerous traffic violations.
