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Holmesville man dies following car-semi collision

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By the Lincoln Journal Star

Thursday, Sep 18, 2008 - 04:28:19 pm CDT

A Holmesville man was pronounced dead at the scene of a car-semi accident early Thursday morning west of Adams, according to the Gage County Sheriff’s Office.

Anthony Ideus, 23, was driving  in a 1991 Dodge Spirit when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Nebraska 41 and State Highway Spur 34B. As the car travelled through the intersection, it was hit on the driver’s side by a semitrailer driving eastbound on 41.

Ideus’ car came to a stop in a cornfield northeast of the intersection. Rescue workers transported Ideus to a field about a half-mile from the accident site, where a Star Care helicopter was prepared to transport him. Ideus, however, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi, James Miller Jr., 75, of Maiden, N.C., was taken to BryanLGH Medical Center West for injuries sustained during the accident. Miller’s son was also in the vehicle, but received minor injuries and was not hospitalized.

All three were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident, according to the sheriff’s office.


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Shala Carter wrote on September 18, 2008 5:11 pm:
" This is horrible! I feel so bad for Anthony's family. I'm surprised we do not have more semi-trucks hitting cars on Highway 41. They speed through here like bandits! If we would build a weigh station on Highway 41 between 77 and 50, maybe we would have alot less semis traveling here, which would also cut down on the wear and tear of our roads, not to mention our citizens! "

jlf wrote on September 18, 2008 5:11 pm:
" For those of us who knew anthony we will all greatly miss him, he was a wonderful friend. RIP anthony we will all miss you.

I hope that the driver of the semi and his son are ok, my thoughts are with them as my thoughts and prayers are with anthony's family. "

trucker bob wrote on September 18, 2008 6:36 pm:
" don't blame the Semi, the car ran the stop sign, it's not always the truckers fault "

Lenin wrote on September 18, 2008 8:47 pm:
" Coming from the South, a tree used to block the stop sign. I call the county and they eventually cut it down a couple months later. That was 5 years ago...I hope this wasn't the cause again! "

Jeanne wrote on September 19, 2008 4:59 pm:
" I was a close friend of anthonys. Im saddened that he caused injury to another person and hope the trucker and his family are ok. We loved anthony very much and hope he's in a better place. We love U Anthony! "