Lincoln police said a 19-year-old man who took his girlfriend’s new car out for a test drive Monday night lost control and slammed into a dump truck, causing severe injuries to his passenger.
Police said Jacob Buchanan hit 95 mph on McCormick Street in Northeast Lincoln before trying to stop at a T intersection. The car jumped the curb at 70th Street and went airborne through a fence, police said.
Buchanan’s girlfriend wasn’t in the car at the time, police said.
One dump truck was totaled in the resulting blaze; two others were damaged.
Buchanan told police he wasn’t racing his girlfriend’s 2004 Dodge Intrepid, which her parents bought for her, at the time of the crash. However, police said they arrested Buchanan 11 days ago for street racing at 29th and O streets.
Casady said the road has gained a reputation for drag racing. That hasn’t escaped the attention of police and the Nebraska State Patrol.
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