'We Need to Do Better': NSP, NDOT Officials Urge Drivers to Help with Safety After Trooper Injured on I-80

Vail officer in I-70 motorcycle crash recovering, a helmet likely saved his life

Officer Stephen Williams was commuting on Interstate 70 on the morning of June 19 when the crash occurred. He broke several bones and has serious internal injuries.

Trooper injured when cruiser struck on I-80 in Omaha

OMAHA — A Nebraska State Trooper was injured on June 23 in Omaha when the trooper’s patrol unit was struck by a large truck.

Nebraska State Patrol trooper injured when truck strikes cruiser on I-80

"Lives are depending on you paying attention while driving," Col. Bryan Waugh, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, said Tuesday.

'We need to do better': NSP, NDOT officials urge drivers to help with safety after trooper injured on I-80

What caused the driver to crash into the trooper's car is under investigation, but speed and Monday's rainfall are believed to be two factors.

NSP trooper injured after cruiser struck on I-80 in Omaha

A trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol is injured after a crash in Omaha late Monday.

Trooper injured in Omaha crash; third time in two weeks a cruiser has been hit

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Nebraska State Patrol cruiser has been hit by another vehicle for the third time in less than two weeks. A trooper was injured Monday night when their cruiser was struck on Interstate 80 in Omaha, the patrol says. About 8:30 p.m., troopers were blocking a lane on I-80 near 50th Street while Omaha Police responded...