The I-80 corridor spans 455 miles and runs through 15 Nebraska counties, each county with its own public health protocols related to COVID-19. The Nebraska State Patrol must police Nebraska's most heavily traveled roadway despite these complications.
Show Notes
Nebraska State Patrol has a difficult job, patrolling hundreds of thousands of miles of roadway every day, including the heavily traveled Interstate I-80. The I-80 corridor is a 455-mile stretch running east to west across the Cornhusker state and crossing through 15 counties.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nebraska cities and counties developed their own public health protocols, making policing those areas more complicated.
Nebraska State Patrol officers Lt. Kaleb Bruggeman of Troop H (Lincoln), and Capt. Tyler Schmidt of Troop D (North Platte), discuss some of the challenges officers have faced over the last year.
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Capt. Tyler Schmidt, Nebraska State Patrol--North Platte
Lt. Kaleb Bruggeman, Nebraska State Patrol--Lincoln
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