State Patrol Investigating Overnight Fatality in Hastings

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Updated: 10:37 AM Jul 29, 2010 State Patrol Investigating Overnight Fatality in Hastings Hastings NEB State Patrol investigates a fatality accident in Hastings. 21-year-old Cozad resident pronounced at the scene. Posted: 6:50 AM Jul 29, 2010 Reporter: 10/11 News Email Address: desk@1011now.com

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According to Nebraska State Patrol, Troopers were sent to investigate an accident near 9th and Baltimore in Hastings.

NSP said at 2:00 a.m. Thursday, 21-year-old Raymond Heuck of Cozad, was traveling west on West 9th between Hewett Ave. and Baltimore Ave. in Hastings.

NSP says Heuck's Chevrolet Cobalt struck a parked goose neck trailer then hit a payloader parked nearby. Hueck was pronounced dead at the scene.

10/11 News called Hastings Police to see if there were any road closures and learned that the accident occurred in an area where the road was supposed to be closed for construction.

At 6:00 a.m. officials were still at the scene reconstructing the accident.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 2, 2010 at 04:09 PM

Raymond will be missed out thoughts go out to the family and friends. Proud of his time served for our country!!

Posted by: Barb Yllescas Vorthmann Location: Treynor Iowa on Aug 2, 2010 at 01:13 PM

We are all proud of this solider willing to go to war. My heartfelt sympathy to all of his family.

Posted by: Susan Schade Location: Hastings, Nebraska on Aug 1, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Ray was a respectful young man and will be missed dearly! My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Posted by: Scott Location: Knudsen on Jul 31, 2010 at 12:29 AM

Spc Raymond A Heuck will be remembered as a Hero who was willing to fight for our country and our freedom. Stand down Soldier. Rest in Peace. You will not be forgotten.

Posted by: Amanda McPeak Location: Gothenburg on Jul 30, 2010 at 02:06 PM

I knew raymond personally we miss u ray u are survived by many including ur wife and child. u were a great soldier,husband,friend and daddy. He was a few days away from deploying we all just had a bbq w him and he put last on his facebook he would be home b 4 his wife and son knew it. we love u ray .

Posted by: V on Jul 29, 2010 at 08:15 PM

Ray Heuck was a specialist (SPC/E4) in the Army National Gurd of Nebraska, he was to begin a mobilization with his unit, located in Hastings, to deploy to Afghanistan.

Posted by: candace Location: gothenburg on Jul 29, 2010 at 07:27 PM

i know ray and his family well and i am sorry for their loss he was a good kid and will be greatly missed our thoughts and prayers are with you all

Posted by: Janet Location: Cozad on Jul 29, 2010 at 05:23 PM

I am sorry for this young man and his family-our prayers go out to them

Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 29, 2010 at 10:12 AM

I just want to say its pretty pathetic that We found out more details on this news report then we did from the police!!

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