A 22-year-old Hartington man died early Saturday morning after the pickup truck he was driving ran off a rural road, overcorrected and rolled into a field. Carson Sudbeck was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities. The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office said he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
According to Wahoo Newspaper, Cedar County officials said the 22-year-old Hartington man died Saturday in a rollover crash. Sudbeck was driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup westbound when it left the roadway, overcorrected and rolled into a field, as reported by dakotanewsnow.com. The station reported the sheriff’s office received a call about the crash at 5:54 a.m. near the intersection of 886th Road and 565th Avenue, about two miles east of Hartington.
Reports differ on the precise location of the wreck. Wahoo Newspaper identified the crash site as near 875th Road and 563rd Avenue, citing a news release, while kynt1450.com reported the truck was headed westbound near 886th Road and 565th Avenue, about four miles north of Hartington. The discrepancy between the two described locations has not been reconciled.
Driver Ejected, Pronounced Dead at Scene
Sudbeck was thrown from the truck during the rollover, the same day's reporting indicates. KYNT 1450 reported that the driver, Carson Sudbeck, 22, of Hartington, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Restraints were not in use, authorities told dakotanewsnow.com.
Hartington Fire and EMS responded to the scene alongside the sheriff’s office, the station’s report notes. The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the crash, and no further details about what caused the pickup to leave the roadway have been released. Hartington sits about 90 miles north of Lincoln and roughly 20 miles south of the South Dakota border.
Investigation Continues
No citations, charges or additional findings from the ongoing investigation have been announced. The sheriff’s office has not released further information beyond the circumstances already described, and the exact cause of the overcorrection that sent the pickup into the field remains part of the open inquiry.
