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Former coach dies in collision
Lincoln Journal Star
MINDEN — A former Kearney Catholic High School golf coach died in a Tuesday morning highway collision. Shawn Dowse of Kearney, died at the scene about two miles west of Hazard on Nebraska 2. Sherman County authorities said he was driving a pickup west when he ran into an eastbound truck. The other driver was taken to a hospital. Dowse, 44, was arrested last week on charges of felony child abuse and enticement by electronic device, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor. A court date hadn’t been set, and he was free on bond. He was the boys golf coach at Kearney Catholic High School in the spring 2016 season. A school representative said Dowse did not sign another contract for this year. Records in a separately filed case say the mother of a 13-year-old who got a protection order against Dowse said he sent inappropriate text messages to the girl. The driver of the truck with which Dowse collided was in fair condition Tuesday at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. An autopsy has been ordered for Dowse, and the Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the crash. A protection order secured by the alleged victim's mother indicates Dowse had ongoing online sexual communication with the girl and had bought her an expensive gift. District Judge Stephen Illingworth issued the protection order Sept. 6 and it was served to Dowse the same day.
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