Perkins, Iowa — A Luverne, Minnesota teen has died as the result of an accident near Perkins on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
The Iowa State Patrol reports that at about 6:00 p.m., 18-year-old Emma Nibbelink of Luverne, MN was driving a 2008 Chevy southbound on Highway 75, one mile south of the south junction of Highways 75 and 18, two miles southwest of Hull. They tell us that 25-year-old Dylan Taylor of Le Mars was northbound on 75 in a 2018 Chevy pickup.
The report says that Nibbelink drove onto the west shoulder, which was covered in snow and ice. It says she over-corrected and crossed the center line. The report says Taylor’s pickup struck the Nibbelink Chevy broadside in the center of his lane.
Nibbelink was pronounced dead on the scene.
The trooper says the Hull Ambulance Squad, Rescue, and Fire Department and the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the response to the accident.
