One person arrested after fatality crash in Lincoln County

MARCH 12, 2026 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after a crash that claimed the life of another person this morning on Interstate 80 near North Platte.

At approximately 10:20 a.m., NSP received a report of a serious crash on Interstate 80 near mile marker 175. A two-vehicle crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-80. 

Preliminary investigation indicates that a Toyota Sienna minivan was traveling eastbound on I-80 when it rear-ended a Jeep Wrangler that was also traveling eastbound. The collision caused the Jeep to roll into the south ditch. The driver of the Jeep was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

The Toyota went through the median, across the westbound lanes, and into the north ditch. The driver of the Toyota was transported to Great Plains Health in North Platte. 

The driver of the Toyota, Jacqueline Hoggatt, 49, of Lancaster, California, has since been released from the hospital. Troopers have arrested Hoggatt for motor vehicle homicide, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Additional charges are pending. Hoggatt has been lodged in Lincoln County Jail. 

The Nebraska State Patrol is conducting a full crash reconstruction investigation. The name of the deceased driver is being withheld pending the family notification process.