Nebraska's highway safety administrator says he felt sad and frustrated that four accident victims in two accidents near Columbus were not wearing seat belts.

The four victims all were ejected from their vehicles Saturday. One was killed, and two suffered critical injuries.

The accident reports sound all too familiar, said Fred Zwonechek of the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety.

This year's statistics show that 80 percent of the 102 people killed in Nebraska accidents were not using seat belts, Zwonechek said.

"It's frustrating because I know that the 2 1/2-second act of buckling up could save lives or keep someone from a disabling injury," he said.

Shane Gottsch, 20, of Columbus, died Sunday at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha as the result of injuries he suffered when his pickup truck collided with a cow. The Platte County Sheriff's Office report said Gottsch was ejected from his pickup truck about 7 a.m. Saturday on 445th Avenue, 16 miles west of Columbus.