(Update 7:15-p.m.: The driver/crash victim was identified as 50-year-old Stephen Johnson, of Omaha)

An official with the Council Bluffs Police Department reports one person died in a single-vehicle accident late Saturday morning. According to Lt. Mark Galvan, emergency crews responded at around 10:15-a.m. to I‐480 Eastbound at Exit 0, to investigate a report of a single vehicle accident that was off of the roadway. The vehicle had left the roadway for unknown reasons and came to rest against a tree.

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The driver and lone occupant was pronounced deceased at the scene by Paramedics. The investigation has been turned over to the Council Bluffs Police Departments Special Operations unit for further investigation. The identity of the driver was being withheld, pending notification of family.

Anyone who may have witnessed this accident is encouraged to contact the Council Bluffs P-D Special Operations unit, at 712‐328‐4948