Christopher Gardner, 33, of Lincoln sped through the stop sign at 27th Street and Arbor Road around 7:30 p.m., Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
An officer has been charged with assault after a late-October incident at a local hospital.
February 3, 2021 9:25 am
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) On Tuesday, a former Lincoln Police officer was cited for third-degree-assault after an incident occurred while working off-duty at a local hospital.
Lincoln Police Chief Brian Jackson said Wednesday morning that Benjamin Rieker had been an officer for 18 months before resigning on Jan. 26 for policy violations.
While working in an off-duty capacity at Bryan West hospital, a disturbance occurred that led to Rieker assaulting a man while he was leaving the hospital, according to Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner.
The disturbance occurred on October 31, 2020, and then police chief Jeff Bliemeister was made aware of the incident on Nov. 12, and placed Rieker on an unpaid leave of absence from the department, and called for an internal investigation.