Hwy 26 / 27th Street MVA

Press Release from Scottsbluff Police Department : On 10/22/24 at approximately 1:11 p.m., Scottsbluff Police were dispatched to a two-vehicle motor vehicle injury accident at the intersection of Hwy 26 and E 27th ST. The investigation determined a black 2018 Ram pickup driven by Juan Munoz, 24, of Torrington, WY., and a red 2009 Toyota Prius driven by Adam Sanders, 35, of Scottsbluff, NE. were involved in the accident.

The Ram was southeast bound on Hwy 26 and the Toyota was west bound on E 27th ST prior to entering the intersection. Witnesses stated the Ram failed to stop at the red traffic signal for Hwy 26 traffic and entered the intersection where it impacted the passenger side of the Toyota.

Three occupants of the Toyota suffered minor injuries. Munoz was issued a citation for the traffic signal violation. A portion of the intersection was closed for approximately one hour. Both vehicles were towed from the scene due to damages and are total losses. Scottsbluff Fire Department and Regional West Ambulance Services assisted in the response.

(SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb.) — Highway 26 and 27th Street in Scottsbluff was a scene of an injury accident today involving a red sedan and a dark pickup. Highway 26 is fully open and vehicles have cleared the scene, other than Scottsbluff Police and the Accident Reconstructionist.

Thank you to our very capable on-scene media specialist Timothy Mendez, filming from a safe distance from our friends lot at Reganis Auto. We are hoping Tim Reganis will allow us to put up a webcam there to catch that intersection. We’ll even pay for it and it would come with recording capability. That would be really handy for all the accidents that happen there.

For those of you who don’t know Timothy’s story, he is desires to stay in the Panhandle to build his media career. That is very admirable for a young man with talent. Everyone knows young talent graduates and leaves, but this young man has made a commitment to help this community. We believe he is doing an excellent job and appreciate your support for helping us to grow together.

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