PLATTE COUNTY, NE. (THECOUNT) — Joseph Sullivan, of Columbus, Nebraska, has been identified as the victim killed in a Saturday single-vehicle crash in Platte County.
“Joey” Sullivan, 24, was traveling in a vehicle as a passenger before 7 a.m. Saturday, when the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway on 205th Avenue, in Columbus, according to the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.
The driver, Martin Gomez, Jr., was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Sullivan was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash, but the incident is currently under investigation by both the Platte County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska State Patrol, reports 1011Now.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved young man:
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Geo quick facts: Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Platte County, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 22,111 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.
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