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<br />JERRY WATSON <br />SHERIFF OF HALL COUNTY <br />Law Enforcement Center <br />111 Public Safety Drive <br />Grand Island, NE 68801 <br />Office 308-385-5200 <br />Fax 308-385-5209 <br /> <br /> <br />CHRIS REA <br />CHIEF DEPUTY <br /> <br />"To Serve <br />and Protect <br />Since 1859" <br /> <br />Media Release <br />1 0-13-09 <br /> <br />On October 12,2009 the Hall County Sheriff Department was <br />dispatched to an injury accident at the intersection of 11 Oth Road and <br />Stolley Park Road. Preliminary investigation shows that a 1997 GMC <br />pickup being operated by Samuel Woitaszewski, 00B:08-03-92 of Wood <br />River was traveling south on 11 Oth Road when it struck a 1979 Ford pickup <br />which was traveling west on Stolley Park Road. The Ford pickup was being <br />operated by Gerald Leitschuck, 00B:11-03-34 of Grand Island. Mr. <br />Leitschuck died at St. Francis Hospital as a result of the injuries received in <br />the accident. Mr. Woitaszewski and his passenger were treated and <br />released. <br /> <br />Both Woitaszewski and his 14 year old passenger were wearing <br />restraints. Mr. Leitschuck was not restrained and was alone in the vhicle. At <br />the preliminary investigation it does not appear that alcohol or speed were <br />contributing factors in the accident. <br />