Lincoln Police say a 42 year old woman was seriously hurt in a two vehicle crash around 10:30 Thursday morning at 17th and ‘K’ Street. Captain Todd Kocian says Ronnie Martinez was eastbound on ‘K’ Street when he ran a red light and slammed into a northbound Ford Explorer.
“The impact caused the Explorer to roll over onto its roof. After the collision Martinez and a passenger fled the scene in the vehicle and were located approximately 15 minutes later near 20th & ‘G’ Street,” Kocian says.
Martinez was arrested for leaving the scene of an injury accident and was cited & released for DUI and violating a traffic signal. LPD says his blood alcohol level at the hospital was .88. The 42-old driver of the Ford Explorer was transported to a local hospital where is she is being treated for serious neck injuries.
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