Harrell Jackson Jr., a May graduate of Millard West High School and a former state wrestling champion has tragically passed away. He was announced dead by a family member in a statement that read “My heart is heavy and I really don’t have the words. That smile is all I can see. We lost an angel on Earth yesterday, my nephew, Bubby, Harrell Jackson. Forever 18, you are loved by so many.”
Harrell Jackson cause of death
The district confirmed that a recent graduate of Millard West High School died in a collision Tuesday morning close to Nebraska City. Around 5:04 a.m., deputies were called to the Otoe County Sheriff’s Office to report a person wandering in the roadway on Highway 2 close to the North Highway 75 intersection.
According to investigators, a car struck the pedestrian while deputies were reacting. The pedestrian, identified as 18-year-old Harrell Jackson Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene despite deputies and Nebraska City Fire & Rescue’s attempts to save his life, according to the Otoe County Sheriff’s Office.
According to investigators, Jackson was struck by a westbound car when he was in the traffic lane on the Highway 2 on-ramp, strolling in the dark and dressed in dark apparel.
