Lincoln teacher killed in crash

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A teacher at Goodrich Middle School in Lincoln died early Sunday in a rollover crash in Johnson County.

According to the Johnson County Attorney, 28-year-old William “Billy” Hall was riding in a Jeep with three others near Sterling shortly after 1 a.m.

The county attorney said 42-year-old Marshall Behrens was behind the wheel when he lost control, entered a ditch, slid down a steep embankment and rolled before landing in a creek bed.

Hall’s husband, Joseph McTygue, was a passenger in the vehicle and performed CPR until Hall was taken to Johnson County Hospital where he died.

Another passenger was transported to a Lincoln hospital and she remains in stable condition. Behrens and McTygue were not hospitalized.

The details surrounding the crash are being investigated by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska State Patrol. 

Hall grew up in McCool Junction where he graduated high school in 2011.

Hall had been with Goodrich Middle School for approximately seven years, first as a para in the Life Skills program and then as a student-teacher last year. He was going to be a 6th grade resource teacher at Goodrich this school year.