Driver arrested after crash kills one in Deuel County

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- Officials said that they have arrested a New York man after a crash that killed a Scottsbluff woman late Saturday evening. 

Around 12:15 a.m. CT, troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol said they were called to a report of a fatal crash at mile marker 83 on I-80. 

Initial investigation showed that a Dodge Caravan was traveling west when it was struck from behind by a truck tractor/semi-trailer, authorities said. 

The collision caused the Caravan to roll, ejecting a front-seat passenger, who was identified as 55-year-old Haroldene Rodriguez. Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene. 

NSP said the driver, 43-year-old, Leopoldo Rodriguez, and two rear-seat, child passengers were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the semi, 30-year-old Atinder Singh, of New York, was not injured.

Singh was arrested for motor vehicle homicide and careless driving. He was lodged in Cheyenne County Jail.

The crash remains under investigation.