Pickup driver stable, two passengers in critical but stable condition following crash at 27th and Vine

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police say a speeding pickup truck was involved in a crash with another vehicle, sending four people to a Lincoln hospital overnight.

The crash happened just after midnight Tuesday at 27th and Vine Streets, involving a Nissan Frontier and a Honda Civic. The pickup truck sustained significant damage, as did Kohll’s Pharmacy, which had several broken windows and a busted out front entrance.

In a press release, Lincoln Police stated that one of their officers tried to stop the Nissan Frontier near 27th and Nebraska Parkway because it was speeding, but the driver took off from the officer northbound on 27th.

“A pursuit was not initiated in an effort to minimize the risk of harm to the public,” police stated. Roughly a minute later, officers in the area of 27th and Sewell and 27th and Randolph both saw the Frontier speed past them, still northbound on 27th Street.

Police go on to say that a city traffic camera at 27th and Vine captured the pickup truck, still speeding northbound, disregard the red light and crash into the Honda Civic, which LPD says was eastbound on Vine and had a green light.

LPD said the pickup then struck Kohll’s Pharmacy, resulting in all three occupants inside to be ejected. Police said nearby officers arrived within seconds and began providing medical care until Lincoln Fire & Rescue arrived.

“The three occupants of the Frontier, two 19-year-olds and an 18-year-old [all males], were hospitalized in critical but stable condition,” police said on Tuesday. “The only occupant of the Civic, a 20-year-old woman, was taken to an area hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.”

On Wednesday, Lincoln Police provided an update and said the 19-year-old driver of the pickup is in stable condition and the two passengers, ages 18 and 19, are still listed in critical but stable condition.

27th & Vine was shut down for roughly six-and-a-half hours while a crash reconstruction team investigated.

The investigation into the crash is still ongoing. It’s unclear how much damage was done to Kohll’s Pharmacy. LPD is asking anyone with information about the crash (or video of it) to contact them at 402-441-6000 or call Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.

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