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BrianCunningham wrote:
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Ultraman wrote:
Just got a call that a kid ran a stop sign and one or our trucks hit his. The kid appears to be hurt but is conscious and talking. They are having to cut him out of his pick up..... Prayers and mojo that the kid is going to be ok.....our driver is shook up but not hurt. The semi on the other hand is really a mess. Kids fault but we pray he is going to be ok, the other stuff is just stuff...it will fix or it won't.

Hope the kid is OK

How's the driver coping?

They took the 16 year old kid from Sutton to Hastings NE. (about 30 miles) to stabilize him and I found out they later life-flighted him into Omaha due to his injuries. Among other things a broken pelvis, leg, jaw and head trauma from slamming into the steering wheel and windshield. He is in ICU but we don't know how his condition is rated.

Our truck was west bound on US 6 and the kid was east bound with frosted over windows and a little peak hole to look out of. He turned left to go north right into the front of our truck. He hit our truck in the left front and it tore the steering box off the frame and broke the axel.....the hood is toast....early thoughts are around 15K to fix. He did not even see our truck I'm thinking due to his windshield being iced over...

It was in town so the truck was running slower but still doing around 40 or 45 Im thinking.....US 6 runs around the edge of sutton so the speed limit is 45.

The driver is ok...he was understandable shook up as we all were when something like this happens. After his mandatory alcohol and drug screen testing was done at the hospital in town here I sent him home and told him to call me if he needed to. I will call him in a bit to make sure he is doing ok. We are all going on the belief that the kid will pull through this as he is getting the best treatment possible......your continued prayers would be appreciated....more later......