One killed in crash northwest of Valley

December 11th, 2020 | Barb Margritz

VALLEY – Authorities have identified a man killed in a three-vehicle crash that also injured three others northwest of Valley in eastern Nebraska. The Douglas County Sheriffs Office says 38-year-old Timothy Compton died in the late Tuesday night crash on a county road. Investigators say the crash was caused when a pickup truck driven by 39-year-old George Plofkin crossed the center line into southbound traffic and collided with Comptons sedan. Deputies say another pickup driven by 55-year-old Wyatt Rhone and traveling southbound behind Compton rear-ended Comptons car. Compton was declared dead at the scene. Plofkin, Rhone and a passenger in Rhones truck were taken to Omaha hospitals for treatment of their injuries.

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