Fremont woman dies in two-vehicle accident

A Fremont woman has died as the result of a two-vehicle accident at 7:15 Saturday night at Highway 30 and County Road 19.
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said preliminary information indicates that a red Chrysler van driven by Amber Jackson, 32, of Fremont was northbound on County Road 19, and a black Toyota Camry driven by Victor Fontanez-Perez, 48, of Fremont was eastbound on Highway 30. The vehicles collided in the intersection and veered north, where the van collided with a power pole.
The female passenger of the Toyota, Dominga Mendoza Mendoza, 44, of Fremont was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said seatbelts were not in use. The drivers of both vehicles, Jackson and Fontanez-Perez, were transported by LifeNet medical transport to Omaha hospitals.
The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the Nebraska State Patrol, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Fremont Fire Department, the Fremont Rural Fire Department and county/state roads. Highway 30 was closed for about three hours.
The accident remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office and the NSP.