Dunbar teen survives collision

Driver's-side impact in Highway 50 collision

February 2, 2022Updated: February 2, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

SYRACUSE – A Dunbar teen escaped life-threatening injury after a driver’s-side impact collision at the intersection of highways 128 and 50.

The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office reports that Charlie Rinne, who has a learner’s permit, failed to yield right of way at 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 31.

 In an attempt to turn left from Highway 128 and go south on Highway 50, he pulled his Ford Taurus in the path of a northbound Nissan Altima, driven by Allison Anderson of Tecumseh.

A passenger, Trevor Rinne of Dunbar, was not injured.

Rinne was taken to a Lincoln trauma center. Syracuse Rescue also transported Anderson with possible injuries to a Syracuse hospital.