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TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE OF WAKEFIELD MAN

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A rural Wakefield, Nebraska driver died after his vehicle crashed off a state highway Thursday in northeast Nebraska.

Authorities say Richard Leikhus died from injuries in the crash that happened around 5:30 a.m. along Nebraska Highway 35, four miles east of Wayne.

Authorities say Leikhus’s vehicle went out of control and ran off the roadway into a ditch before rolling.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.