Authorities in Council Bluffs report a Nebraska man was critically injured during an accident early this (Sunday) morning. Officers and medical personnel responded to the accident on the Interstate 80 westbound off-ramp to the South Expressway (Highway 192), at around 2:25-a.m. Upon arrival the driver of the vehicle, 46-year old Dale Gaver, Jr., of Omaha, was found outside his vehicle laying on the ground. Gaver was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he was listed in critical condition.

Authorities say alcohol was believed to be a factor in connection with the incident.