BEATRICE — A man was killed in west Beatrice on Wednesday after being crushed under a car he was working on.
Beatrice Fire and Rescue Capt. Craig Fisher said rescue workers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of West Scott Street at 5:15 p.m.
Fisher said the man, identified as Colton Snook, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Beatrice Police Capt. Gerald Lamkin said Snook was preparing to change a flat tire when the scissor jack he was using failed.