Central City woman dies when hay bale falls onto car | Crime-and-courts

DUNCAN — A Central Metropolis lady died Friday after a hay bale fell off a semitrailer, hitting her automobile southwest of Columbus.

The incident was reported at 11:11 a.m. alongside U.S. 30, about 4 miles west of Duncan.

In accordance with the Platte County Sheriff’s Workplace, a 1959 Peterbilt semi carrying spherical cornstalk bales had been touring west on U.S. 30, whereas Lerae Ahlers was driving a 1998 Lincoln Continental east.

As the 2 autos met, a bale fell off the trailer pulled by the Peterbilt and landed on the Lincoln. The automobile left the roadway, touring right into a area. Ahlers, 58, died on the scene.

The driving force of the Peterbilt, 25-year-old Layne Laska of St. Edward, was not injured, and neither the Peterbilt nor the trailer was broken within the incident.

The Nebraska State Patrol is helping within the investigation.