Saturday accident claims the lives of 2 men

The Saunders County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two men who died as the result of a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning.
The deceased were identified as Hector Martinez Mezquita, 46, of Fremont and Francisco Alfaro, 26.
The sheriff’s office responded to the accident at about 8:39 a.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 77 near County Road P north of Mead.
The preliminary investigation indicates that Mezquita was driving a 2007 Honda Accord south on Highway 77 and lost control because of ice and snow on the roadway, Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz said.
The Accord was struck on the passenger side in the northbound lane by a northbound 2019 Ford F150 driven by Tera Selman, 37, of Yutan.
Mezquita and Alfaro, a passenger in the Accord, were declared deceased at the scene. Selmen and a juvenile passenger in the F150 were taken with serious injuries to Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy.
Stukenholtz said seat belts were used by occupants in both vehicles.
Assisting at the scene were the Nebraska State Patrol, Mead Fire and Rescue and Yutan Fire and Rescue.