3-vehicle crash in Douglas County leaves 1 dead

One person is dead after a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Douglas County.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:16 p.m., the sheriff’s office responded to a three-vehicle crash on County Road 82 near East Lake Victoria Road Southeast.

Deputies learned a dump truck blew a tire, causing it to cross into the eastbound lane. The truck then struck a truck and a Jeep.

The drivers of the dump truck and the truck were uninjured. The driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.

The driver of the Jeep has been identified as 53-year-old Shelley Burgau of Alexandria.

This crash is currently under investigation.