Further information on the accident with three fatalities published

The York County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about Friday’s crash at the intersection of Highway 81 and Highway 34 East that left three people dead. The three people pronounced dead at the scene were all in the SUV and were identified as follows:

• Randall Wheeler (62) from York, NE
• Janniee Wheeler (69) from York, NE
• Rita Beins (70) from Lincoln, NE

Three other people were also injured in this collision. Two were in the semi-trailer and the third was in the SUV. All three people were taken from the scene with non-life-threatening injuries.

Preliminary investigations into the crash indicate the tractor-trailer was traveling north on Highway 81 and approaching the Highway 34 East intersection when the SUV entered the roadway in front of the tractor-trailer, causing the crash. The crash investigation is being conducted by the York County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol.

The York County Sheriff’s Office would like to extend our deepest condolences to the Wheeler and Beins families during this tragic time. We would also like to thank the numerous Good Samaritans who stopped to render assistance during the incident.