Two people were injured and trapped in a vehicle that crashed early this (Friday) morning, in Fremont County. The Sheriff’s Office reports the driver of  a 2004 Dodge Dakota pickup, 34-year old Jamie Stockwell, of Riverton, was transported by Shenandoah Rescue to the Shenandoah Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. A passenger in the truck 63-year old Jimmie Hockett, of Shenandoah, suffered undisclosed injuries and was flown by helicopter to Nebraska Medicine.

The accident happened at around 2:50-a.m., between Essex and Shenandoah, near the intersection of 190th Street and Highway 59. Officials say the pickup was traveling west on 190th Street when it crossed the centerline of the road and entered the south ditch, where it entered a creek and hit a tree before coming to rest on its driver’s side.

Both occupants of the vehicle were trapped and extricated through mechanical means by personnel with the Shenandoah Fire Department.Alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in the crash. Charges are currently pending.

Assisting Fremont County Deputies at the scene were officers with the Shenandoah Police Department, deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office and crews from Shenandoah Fire and Rescue.