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Man Hits Tree After Falling Asleep In I-80 Crash

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By: Amaka Ubaka Email
Updated: Tue 9:01 AM, Aug 21, 2012

A man was taken by helicopter to a local hospital after a crash along Interstate-80.

It happened around 4:00 p.m. just east of the Platte river.

Nebraska State Troopers told Channel Six that the driver of the car fell asleep and went into a ditch and hit a tree.

He was conscious and alert when he was flown to Creighton Medical Center.

Eastbound traffic was shut down for 30 minutes while the medical helicopter took care of the scene.


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