A 31-year-old Lincoln man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving during suspension after police say he crashed into a Honda SUV on Friday in a collision that hospitalized two women.
Reuben Linton was driving south on 84th Street, nearing Nebraska 2, at about 11:50 p.m. Friday when the Honda, driven by a 24-year-old woman, began to turn from the northbound lane of 84th onto the highway, Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said.
Reuben Linton
As the woman turned, Linton's Dodge Challenger crashed into the front of her Honda, Lincoln Police Investigator Zachary Scholl wrote in the crash report.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews took the woman to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Vollmer said she remained in critical condition Monday morning.
A 23-year-old passenger in the Honda was hospitalized with serious-but-non-life-threatening injuries, Vollmer said.
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Investigators tested Linton, who "showed signs of impairment" when talking with officers, Scholl said in the crash report. The test indicated Linton's blood-alcohol content was 0.160%, twice the legal limit in Nebraska.
His car was totaled in the crash.
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Most dangerous cities in Nebraska
Dangerous Cities in Nebraska
See how your hometown ranks among the most dangerous cities in Nebraska. Ratings have been determined according to the number of violent crimes per 1,000 people in cities of at least 10,000, with violent crime being classified as murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The numbers are for 2019, the most recent year for which the FBI provides data.
6. South Sioux City
With 30 violent crimes in 2019 and a population of 12,771 (the smallest on our list), the city in northeast Nebraska had 2.35 violent crimes per 1,000 people.
Photo: An RV park in South Sioux City on the Missouri River.
5. Scottsbluff
The city of 15,862 had 53 violent crimes for a rate of 3.34 per 1,000 in 2019.
Photo: Gering Police Officer Jordan McBride talks with Scottsbluff Police Officer Michael Modeac as he puts up crime scene tape at the scene of an armed standoff in Scottsbluff in June 2021.
4. North Platte
With a population of 23,705 and 89 violent crimes, the city had a rate of 3.75 per 1,000.
Photo: Union Pacific train engines line up outside a service building in North Platte.
3. Lincoln
The Star City had a population of 291,128 with 1,115 violent crimes, a rate of 3.83 per 1,000.
Photo: Police in Lincoln investigate a shooting near the intersection of 14th and E streets in August 2019.
2. Grand Island
With a population of 51,821 and 236 violent crimes, the largest of the Tri Cities had a 2019 rate of 4.55 per 1,000 people.
Photo: Grand Island police and State Patrol personnel investigate after a body was found in a Grand Island yard in August 2020.
1. Omaha
In 2019, the state's largest city at 470,481 people had 2,833 violent crimes for a rate of 6.13 per 1,000.
Photo: Omaha police and University Police guard the entrance to the Nebraska Medicine Emergency room after an Omaha police officer was shot at Westroads Mall in March 2021.
A note about the numbers
With eight violent crimes in 2019, Boys Town topped the state at 13.82 per 1,000 people, which is a misleading stat because it only had a 2019 population of 579.
Photo: The statue at the entrance to Boys Town. It doesn't take much to skew the numbers.
Andrew Wegley
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A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021.
