One Fatality in Gage County Accident

On Monday, March 23, 2026 at 4:39 p.m., Gage County Sheriff’s Deputies, Beatrice Fire and Rescue, and Beatrice Rural Fire were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on South 23rd Road, approximately a half mile south of Highway 136. Upon arrival, a 2022 Jeep Wagoneer was found fully engulfed in flames.
The fire was extinguished and a female occupant was located inside the vehicle. The female was deceased and has been identified as Chole Paulson, age 16, of Sterling.
An investigation by law enforcement determined that the vehicle had been traveling southbound on South 23rd Road, at which point it left the road and collided with a tree, which then resulted in the vehicle catching fire.
The incident remains under investigation.

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