The Saunders County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle accident Saturday night that claimed the lives of both drivers.
At about 10:47, deputies were called to the accident on Highway 79 near West South Street in Valparaiso.
The preliminary investigation indicated that a red 2006 Pontiac G6 driven by Austin Walla, 19, of Valparaiso was northbound on Highway 79 when it went off the road to the right, overcorrected and went off the road to the left. It then struck head-on a 2017 white Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Trina Christensen, 48, of Columbus.
Walla was declared deceased at the scene. Christensen was transported from the scene by medical helicopter and later died.
Valparaiso Fire and Rescue, Ceresco Fire and Rescue and the Nebraska State Patrol assisted on the scene.
