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Dunbar, Neb. —
Fresh from temperatures near 70 degrees a week ago, Thursday's snowstorm reminded drivers of winter's realities.
Shortly after snow began to accumulate on Highway 2 at 1 p.m., Otoe County deputies found a pickup truck that had slid off the road and plunged into a ravine. They made contact with two occupants trapped inside and called for an ambulance.
Karen S. White, 57, of Dunbar was driving the Ford Ranger about a half mile west of Dunbar when the truck slid on the snow-packed road.
She and her occupant, 44-year-old James A. Hiatt of Dunbar reported minor injuries.
Nebraska City Fire and EMS, along with Dunbar firefighters, removed the back cab window and cut a slice through the roof with the couple inside. Once a corner of the roof was peeled away, firefighters lifted the patients up the steep slope.
Some deputies responding to the call, were stopped along the way to check on other drivers in ditches.
Mike Holland, chief deputy with Otoe County Sheriff's Office, said over a dozen vehicles slid off the roadways in non-damage accidents. Six people were taken to safe locations.
"It's amazing, you get a few nice days and it's like people forgot how to drive in the snow," he said.
"Conditions did deteriorate rapidly," he said.
At 1:30 p.m., deputies responded to an accident on Highway 2 a mile east of Syracuse.
An eastbound 1993 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Shannon Rae Schram, 15, of Nebraska City skidded off the right side of the road and rolled in the south ditch.
No injuries were reported to the girl, driving on a learner's permit, and her mother.
At 4:20 p.m., a 1994 Ford Taurus driven by Jacob D. Brazzle, 19, of Union slid across a T-intersection near Sylvan Road and Road 60. Brazzle told investigators he could not stop in time due to ice, went into the ditch and rolled.
Nebraska City firefighters responded to a traffic accident at 6:21 p.m. near Orchard Drive and 16th Street.
A 2004 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Deborah Citta, 47, of Papillion slid off of Highway 50 four miles south of Syracuse on Friday morning. The Blazer hit a sign post that shattered a window.
Fresh from temperatures near 70 degrees a week ago, Thursday's snowstorm reminded drivers of winter's realities.
Shortly after snow began to accumulate on Highway 2 at 1 p.m., Otoe County deputies found a pickup truck that had slid off the road and plunged into a ravine. They made contact with two occupants trapped inside and called for an ambulance.
Karen S. White, 57, of Dunbar was driving the Ford Ranger about a half mile west of Dunbar when the truck slid on the snow-packed road.
She and her occupant, 44-year-old James A. Hiatt of Dunbar reported minor injuries.
Nebraska City Fire and EMS, along with Dunbar firefighters, removed the back cab window and cut a slice through the roof with the couple inside. Once a corner of the roof was peeled away, firefighters lifted the patients up the steep slope.
Some deputies responding to the call, were stopped along the way to check on other drivers in ditches.
Mike Holland, chief deputy with Otoe County Sheriff's Office, said over a dozen vehicles slid off the roadways in non-damage accidents. Six people were taken to safe locations.
"It's amazing, you get a few nice days and it's like people forgot how to drive in the snow," he said.
"Conditions did deteriorate rapidly," he said.
At 1:30 p.m., deputies responded to an accident on Highway 2 a mile east of Syracuse.
An eastbound 1993 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Shannon Rae Schram, 15, of Nebraska City skidded off the right side of the road and rolled in the south ditch.
No injuries were reported to the girl, driving on a learner's permit, and her mother.
At 4:20 p.m., a 1994 Ford Taurus driven by Jacob D. Brazzle, 19, of Union slid across a T-intersection near Sylvan Road and Road 60. Brazzle told investigators he could not stop in time due to ice, went into the ditch and rolled.
Nebraska City firefighters responded to a traffic accident at 6:21 p.m. near Orchard Drive and 16th Street.
A 2004 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Deborah Citta, 47, of Papillion slid off of Highway 50 four miles south of Syracuse on Friday morning. The Blazer hit a sign post that shattered a window.
