Driver killed in Fourth of July crash north of Lincoln identified
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly crash from Monday evening, on the northern edge of Lincoln city limits.
LSO says it happened around 7:30 p.m. at 27th and Arbor Road. Witnesses told sheriff’s deputies that a northbound SUV, traveling at a high rate of speed, ran the stop sign at the intersection.
“[He] went into a bean field and became airborne after striking a berm,” LSO says in a press release. “Upon arrival, it was discovered the male driver was deceased.”
LSO said the person killed in the crash is 33-year-old Christopher Gardner.
The sheriff’s office said Gardner was the only person inside the vehicle, and he was not wearing a seat belt.
“Alcohol and/or drug use is unknown at this time,” the release stated.
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