LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The 17-year-old passenger killed in a crash in east Lincoln Friday night has been identified as Troy Jeffrey, a junior at Pius X High School.
Students and staff at Pius X High School remember 17-year-old Troy Jeffrey, a junior who died in a Lincoln crash Friday night.(Pius X High School)
Lincoln Fire and Rescue and Lincoln Police responded to the report of a crash at 84th and O streets just after 10 p.m. Officers arrived on scene and found two vehicles on the median.
The crash report shows that a 22-year-old Eagle man was traveling eastbound on O Street in a Dodge Ram when the driver of a westbound Toyota Camry, a 21-year-old Lincoln man, pulled out in front to go southbound. The two vehicles then collided.
The Toyota driver was taken to the hospital to be evaluated, the report shows. His passenger, Jeffrey, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was not hurt.
According to the report, no citation has been issued and nobody has been arrested.
Jeffrey’s family created a GoFundMe to help cover funeral services, cemetery costs and a memorial scholarship at Pius X High School in honor of Jeffrey.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the nonemergency number at (402) 441-6000 or call Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at (402) 475-3600.
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