A 23-year-old rural Dodge man died in a farm tractor roll-over accident on Wednesday night.
Samuel P. Christensen was traveling north on County Road 4 when the accident occurred, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Deputies were dispatched at 7:24 p.m. to the scene, which is approximately three-quarters of a mile south of Nebraska Highway 91.
An investigation showed that Christensen was driving a John Deere tractor pulling a baler, when the tractor entered the east ditch of the roadway and rolled over, coming to rest in a farm field. Christensen was pronounced dead at the scene.
Family members became concerned when Christensen did not return home when expected. Dodge Fire and Rescue personnel assisted at the scene.
