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^AmkAm{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… Kearney restaurant owner Carlos Godinez will be deported Nebraska spring football game live updates, score and highlights Grand Island man arrested for fifth DUI offense Where to watch the Nebraska football spring game: Time, TV channel Proposal to let nonresidents vote in Omaha, Lincoln elections advances in auditor oversight bill How to watch the Nebraska football spring game: Time, TV channel Nebraska softball triumphs over No. 7 UCLA in 4-1 victory Nebraska-Iowa basketball live updates, stats and highlights ICE detains Kearney entrepreneur with deep Nebraska ties Nebraska's Emmett Johnson receives national praise before NFL draft New Grand Island restaurant offers Cuban buffet with Central American influences Think Lincoln has enough coffee shops? Think again — 2 more 7 Brews coming. 1 adult, 4 juveniles charged for altercation following GISH student walkout Malmo Fire Department prepares to host 27th annual breakfast Movies and TV shows casting in Lincoln 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 Watch: Church carries cross across Lincoln 500k for Workforce Development Center 500k for Workforce Development Center Principle Statement Revisions Principle Statement Revisions Fillmore Emergency Manager Fillmore Emergency Manager
