Lincoln, NE : Fremont teen is killed when his pickup collides with another on Wednesday, August 30, 2017

A Fremont, Nebraska, teen was killed in a car wreck Wednesday evening.

Jason Bechtel, 18, was killed when the pickup he was driving collided with another pickup, driven by Becky Crone, 59, also of Fremont, who was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to a news release from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office:

The crash occurred on County Road 28 between Military Avenue and U.S. Highway 30, about 3½ miles east of Fremont city limits.

Bechtel was driving a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup southbound while Crone was northbound in a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup about 6:35 p.m. when the two collided. The investigation so far suggests dust in the air from other traffic obstructed vision.

Bechtel was wearing his seat belt. Crone was not wearing her seat belt.

There were no passengers in either vehicle.

According to an online obituary from Ludvigsen Mortuary, Bechtel graduated from Fremont High School in May and was set to begin work at Valmont Industries as a welder. He was involved in Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout earlier this year.

Services are scheduled for Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont.

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Fremont teen is killed when his pickup collides with another