One Dead, Two Injured In Friday Accident

A two-vehicle accident Friday evening, north of Fairbury, left one person dead and two others injured.The Jefferson County 911 Center received a 911 call February 17, 2023, at 5:28 p.m. in reference to an accident at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 4 east junction. When deputies arrived, they found that there were two vehicles involved in the accident, a 1999 Suzuki Esteem, driven by 22-year-old Michael Collins of Wymore, and a 1997 Toyota Xtracab pickup, driven by 16-year-old Angel Elias Romero Monterroso of Fairbury.The initial investigation of the accident, indicates Collins was traveling west on Highway 4, approaching the intersection, and Romero Monterroso was traveling south on Highway 15, when the collision with both vehicles occurred within the intersection.Angelica Edwards-Kouma of Wymore, a passenger in the vehicle driven by Collins, had succumbed to injuries sustained during the collision and was pronounced deceased by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at the time of arrival.Collins and Romero Monterroso were both transported by ambulance to the Jefferson Community Health and Life and treated for non-life threatening injuries.The Nebraska State Patrol was contacted to reconstruct the accident scene. Other responding agencies were the Jefferson County Emergency Management, Jefferson County Rural Fire and Rescue, Daykin Fire and Rescue, Daykin Ambulance, and Jefferson County Ambulance District #33.The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in both a press release and a post on Facebook, “Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved and their families.”The investigation is ongoing as of press time.

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