Driver was lighting cigarette when he caused downtown Lincoln crash, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man has been ticketed after a downtown Lincoln crash.
About 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, an SUV was going east on O Street near Ninth Street.
Police said crossed into the westbound lanes, hitting a Honda Fit that was in the turning lane.
The impact pushed the Honda Fit into a pickup truck, according to a police crash report.
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The SUV and the pickup ended up on the sidewalk.
Police said one person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The driver of the SUV, a Lincoln man, was lighting a cigarette when the collision occurred.
He was cited and released.
