Blizzard Blamed for Death of New Hope Man

At least two people in Nebraska have died in crashes that were blamed on poor driving conditions during the snowstorm.
    
Investigators say 63-year-old Michael Hughes, of New Hope, Minn., was killed just before 1 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 80, near the village of Maxwell.
    
A dispatcher for the Nebraska State Patrol in North Platte says Hughes was a passenger in a vehicle that rear-ended a semi. His wife, 60-year-old Janet M. Hughes, was treated at a local hospital and released.
    
The second accident was reported at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday in Grand Island. Authorities say 34-year-old Hussein Ahmed of Grand Island was struck by a semi tractor-trailer on Highway 34 after he lost control of his car. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
    
Authorities say both crashes were weather-related.

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