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<br />Press -Statement <br /> <br />Hall County Sheriff's Office ~ <br />Grand Island NE ~ <br /> <br />To: Local Media <br />From: Investigator David Waskowiak <br />Date:02-25-06 <br /> <br />At 4:53 AM, on 02-25-06; Hall Co. Sheriff's Dept. was dispatched to a <br />single vehicle accident approximately one quarter mile south of Abbott <br />Road on Hwy. 281. Investigation at the scene indicates that a 1994 Buick <br />Regal containing four individuals was southbound on Hwy. 281 when the <br />driver lost control. The vehicle entered the median, and crossed into the <br />northbound lanes. The vehicle rolled twice coming to rest on its top in <br />the northbound lane. <br /> <br />The driver, Heather M. Ferrante, age 20, of Franklin, NE was ejected <br />from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. <br /> <br />A passenger, Kandy Dunmire, age 19, of Upland, NE was transported to <br />St. Francis Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. <br /> <br />Two other male passengers, Travis Schirm, age 21, of St. Paul, NE and <br />Aaron Nielsen, age 23, of St. Paul, NE were not injured. <br /> <br />None of the occupants were wearing restraints, and there is no indication <br />that alcohol was involved in the accident. <br /> <br />~ \t\U <br /> <br />. Page 1 <br />