Texas man killed near Trenton

TRENTON, Neb. -- A Texas man died in a one-vehicle rollover accident near Trenton Tuesday morning.

The Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office reports that Jose Rodriquez Jr., 56, of Armadillo, Texas, died at the scene of the accident on State Recreational Highway 44B, approximately three miles southwest of Trenton. The report indicates that Rodriquez was westbound in a 2006 GMC pickup, when it left the roadway and rolled.

A passenger in the pickup, Dustin K. Diehl of Kansas was injured and transported to Community Hospital of McCook by the Trenton ambulance.

Assisting the Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office at the scene were the Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska State Patrol Air-Wing and Nebraska Conservation Officers from the Southwest Nebraska Area.