O'Neill Woman Dies After Being Struck By Semi

An O'Neill woman has died after being struck by a semi at 4th and Douglas Streets in O'Neill on Thursday afternoon.

According to the O’Neill Police Chief Matthew Otte, a semi driven by Chad Donahoe, age 39, of Beresford, South Dakota was turning west onto East Douglas Street from South 4th Street when Phyllis Larson, 89 of O'Neill, was struck while crossing East Douglas Street. 

Larson was transported to Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital, O’Neill, Nebraska, and then flown to University Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, Nebraska. Phyllis Larson later died at UNMC. 

The Nebraska State Patrol and O’Neill Police Department investigated the accident.