Neligh-Oakdale Graduate Killed In Boone County On Saturday

A 1994 graduate of Neligh-Oakdale was killed early Saturday morning in a two-vehicle accident in Boone County.

Maggie Turpitt, 40 and now from Genoa, was killed when her vehicle was struck by Daniel Sanchez, 24 of Cedar Rapids, at about 1 a.m., according to the Nebraska State Patrol.

Turpitt is the daughter of Cindy Kraft of Neligh.

Sanchez was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Impala west bound in the north ditch and came onto roadway and crossed center line, where he struck Turpitt’s 1994 GMC Sierra.

A spokesperson from the NSP, said both Sanchez and Turpitt were pronounced dead at the scene. A juvenile passenger with Turpitt was transported to an area hospital. Her condition is unknown at this time.

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