Crash Alert: Alleged impaired driver collides with pedestrian in southeast Lincoln

LINCOLN, NE – A suspected drunk driver hit a male pedestrian near South 53rd Street and Normal Boulevard early Wednesday morning.

A witness was heading east on Normal Boulevard when she spotted a bloodied man on the ground. She contacted first responders.

The victim told officers he was walking home when he was hit by a driver around 3 a.m.

First responders transported the victim to an area hospital in critical condition.

Officers found the driver of a Toyota Tacoma with damage to its front end parked near the accident. The driver informed officers he had hit a person near South 56th Street and Normal Boulevard.

The driver blew a .202 BAC at the scene.

Officers have not cited or charged the driver at this time. An investigation is ongoing.

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