Lincoln Police say one person was injured following a two vehicle crash near 70th and Nebraska Parkway just before 1:00 Monday afternoon. LPD says a northbound Ford Escape was making a left turn on the green arrow and was struck by an eastbound Acura RL.
Police say the driver of the Acura was speeding and ran a red light. After the collision, the eastbound car wrapped around a traffic light pole on the southeast corner of the intersection. The driver was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated.
He was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life threatening injuries. According to LPD damage to the light pole is estimated at $25,000.
Photos Courtesy LTU Traffic Camera and NRG Media’s Steve King