Police ID 67-year-old man killed when pickup crashed into tree Lincoln Journal Star Feb 18, 2026 Feb 18, 2026 Updated Feb 20, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police have identified the man killed in a crash Tuesday morning as 67-year-old Michael Leif of Lincoln. kAm{:?4@=? !@=:46 DA@<6DA6CD@? tC:<2 %9@>2D D2:5 E96 4@C@?6C 566>65 9:D 562E9 244:56?E2=] k^AmkAmxE H2D?VE :>>65:2E6=J 4=62C :7 {6:7 925 925 2 >65:42= 6A:D@56 @C :7 D@>6E9:?8 6=D6 42FD65 9:> E@ =62G6 E96 C@25H2J 2?5 4C2D9 :?E@ 2 EC66 ;FDE @77 r@C?9FD<6C w:89H2J ?62C #FDD6== r:C4=6 2E hi`d 2]>]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm{6:7 5:65 2E E96 D46?6]k^Am kAm%96 4C2D9 C6A@CE D2:5 E92E DFCG6:==2?46 7@@E286 D9@HD {6:7 5C:G:?8 62DE3@F?5 2C@F?5 E96 4FCG6 @? #FDD6== sC:G6 2?5 DE@AA:?8 7@C D6G6C2= >@>6?ED] w:D G69:4=6 H2D E96? D66? 8@:?8 :?E@ >@E:@? 282:? 2?5 5C:G:?8 @77 E96 C@25H2J @?E@ E96 8C2DD[ H96C6 96 DE@AA65 282:? 7@C 23@FE `d D64@?5D]k^Am People are also reading… Lexington hosts unified track meet NRCS offers disaster assistance to ag producers in Nebraska impacted by wildfires Gothenburg girls tennis defeats Ogallala in dual Dawson County Farm Bureau donates fencing supplies to support wildfire recovery 3 Hi-Line track athletes break school records at Lexington JV Invite Dancing with the Stars Farmers and ranchers in the east come together to help the west after devastating fires Peter Osborne presents 'So, You Want to Write a Book?' at the Robert Henri Art Gallery and Museum Lexington girls tennis wins North Platte doubles invite ICE detains Kearney entrepreneur with deep Nebraska ties Local schools compete at Lexington JV Invite Lexington girls tennis dominates home dual against Holdrege Lexington City Council votes to reappoint Pepplitsch as city manager Cozad's Chayden Hoffmaster breaks his own long jump school record at UNK Lexington Minutemaids fend off Hastings in 1-0 win Thursday at home kAm{6:7 E96? H6?E 324< :?E@ >@E:@? 2?5 5C@G6 62DE @?E@ E96 H6DE3@F?5 =2?6D @7 r@C?9FD<6C w:89H2J[ H96C6 96 5C@G6 23@FE a__ J2C5D[ 42FD:?8 @E96C 5C:G6CD E@ >2?6FG6C 2C@F?5] w:D G69:4=6 E96? 2446=6C2E65 ?@CE93@F?5[ =62G:?8 E96 C@25 2?5 4@==:5:?8 H:E9 2 b\7@@E 4@?4C6E6 A@=6[ 2?5 F=E:>2E6=J 2 =2C86 EC66]k^Am Officers with the Lincoln Police Department secure the scene of a fatal crash off of Cornhusker Highway on Monday. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star Reach the writer at 402-473-7237 or lpilger@journalstar.com.On Twitter @LJSpilger and Bluesky @ljspilger.bsky.social 0 Comments Locations Lincoln Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Top Journal Star photos and videos for February 2026 Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video The Supreme Court to hear arguments this week over Trump’s birthright citizenship order ‘They have to survive’: Trump allows Russian oil into Cuba despite sanctions ‘They have to survive’: Trump allows Russian oil into Cuba despite sanctions What Kid Rock's Exes Have Said About Him What Kid Rock's Exes Have Said About Him Apollo to Artemis: A look at the legacy of NASA’s moon missions and what’s next AP Apollo to Artemis: A look at the legacy of NASA’s moon missions and what’s next
