DATE & TIME: 11/10/2026 @ 8:28 PM
LOCATION: US Highway 77/ Hickory Rd, Beatrice
OFFENSE: 3 Vehicle Injury Accident
CASE #: 2026-4791
DETAILS:
On Tuesday, November 10,2026, at approximately 8:28 pm the Gage County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to an injury accident involving a motorcycle and 2 motor vehicles on Highway 77 and Hickory Rd approximately 2 miles north of Beatrice.
The motorcycle driver, 74-year-old Dainel Meints Sr, was traveling southbound on Highway 77 on a 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle when a 2024 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 20-year-old Bayle Bargen collided with the rear of Meints’ motorcycle. The collision forced the motorcycle into the passing lane and Meints’s was ejected from the motorcycle.
A third vehicle driven by 35-year-old Anna Erikson was a 2026 Nissan Pathfinder collided with the motorcycle laying in the passing lane and then came to rest in the median.
Meints was transported by Beatrice Fire & Rescue to Beatrice Community Hospital with injuries that were believed to be non-life threatening. Meints was not wearing a helmet. Speed and alchol were not believed to be a factor.
Gage County Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Beatrice Rural Fire Department, Beatrice Fire and Rescue, and the Nebraska State Patrol.
The investigation is ongoing.
Sheriff Millard “Gus” Gustafson #903
Sgt. B. Juracek #9039
Deputy E. Praseuth #90311
Deputy K. Schoen #9037