A single vehicle rollover accident with injuries occurred Saturday, November 15th south of Elk Horn.  The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene on Highway 173 near the 400 Block south of Elk Horn at 12:20pm. Officers discovered 17-year-old Zachary Thompson of Elk Horn had lost control of the 2005 Chevy Trailblazer he was driving southbound and went into the east ditch and rolled onto the roof and came to rest.

Elk Horn Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and transported Thompson to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic where he was then transported to Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for further treatment.

The roadway was ice and snow covered at the time of the accident and no further details are known at the time of this report.