A 19-year-old Lincoln man and an 88-year-old passenger from New York are dead after a sedan slammed into three stopped vehicles near 17th and South streets in Lincoln on Sunday evening. Two other people were hurt in the four-vehicle wreck, and the crash remains under investigation.
Lincoln police and fire crews responded to the intersection just before 7 p.m., according to KETV. Investigators say a sedan was traveling westbound on South Street approaching 17th when it struck an SUV and two other vehicles that were stopped at the intersection, per KLIN. KLKN-TV also reported on the four-vehicle collision in central Lincoln.
Driver and Elderly Passenger Did Not Survive
The sedan's driver, a 19-year-old Lincoln resident, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he later died, the station's report states. An 88-year-old New York resident riding in the SUV's front passenger seat also suffered critical injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Accounts differ on the condition of the SUV's driver. KETV reported that the SUV's driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the same KLIN account states that the driver of the SUV and another passenger were transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. KETV separately reported that another passenger had injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Per the same KLIN account, no one in the other two vehicles required medical attention.
Investigation Continues
Police blocked traffic around the scene while they worked the crash, and the inquiry into what caused the collision remains open. No further details on a cause have been released, and the discrepancy between the two stations' accounts of the SUV driver's condition has not been resolved publicly.
The crash adds to a string of deadly wrecks involving young drivers in south Lincoln this year. In a separate case in June, police identified a man killed in a crash at Nebraska Parkway and Eiger Drive as 19-year-old Jonathan Delacruz-Ramirez, according to 1011now.com. That crash, a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV reported just before midnight, was one in which police said drugs and alcohol were not suspected as factors.
