Neligh Judge, Husband Involved In Car Accident In Omaha

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A Neligh judge and her husband were involved in a car accident in Omaha on Thursday afternoon that sent a Neligh man to the hospital.

Bill Taylor, 69, was transported to UNMC by Waterloo Fire & Rescue with unspecified injuries. 

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's office, the two-vehicle accident occurred at 5:25 p.m., near the intersection of 240th Street and Highway 275. Donna Taylor, 60, of Neligh was driving a 2004 Cadillac SRX SUV south on 240th Street when she was struck by a 2015 BMW X5 driven by Madisen N. Novak, 22, of Waterloo.

The police report states Novak entered the intersection of W. Dodge Road from the west after having been stopped at the stop sign. She then pulled her vehicle in front of Taylor, causing the accident.

Novak was cited for a stop sign violation. 

Donna Taylor, who was uninjured in the accident, is judge of the county court, 7th judicial district. She presides over Antelope, Cuming, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Stanton and Wayne counties.