Sep 26, 2020

2 killed in Nebraska traffic accident

Posted Sep 26, 2020 7:55 PM

WAHOO, Neb. (AP) - Two people were killed Friday evening in a traffic accident just north of Wahoo, Nebraska, authorities said.

The crash happened at about 7:29 p.m. when a 2010 Chevrolet Impala driven by 71-year-old Lawrence Mach of rural Weston was southbound on Highway 109 and crossed Highway 92.

It was struck broadside by an eastbound 2003 Chevrolet pickup driven by 19-year-old Tristan Goracke of Fremont, the Saunders County Sheriff's office said in a news release.

Mach and his 66-year-old passenger, Margaret Mach, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The pickup driver was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.