LINCOLN – A woman was killed and another person was arrested after a two-car crash in Lincoln on May 21.
Christine Shaub, 66, was pronounced dead by medical personnel after being taken to Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Shaub was a passenger in a Chrysler minivan that crashed with a Lincoln MKX at the intersection of North Logan Street and Peoria Street.
Officers got to the crash around 9:40 p.m., according to a news release from the Lincoln Police Department.
The driver of the Lincoln MKX, Shaun M. Cook, 38, received medical treatment before police arrested him and took him to the Logan County jail and charged with aggravated driving under the influence.
Police in preliminary investigation believe Cook’s Lincoln MKX collided with the Chrysler minivan. Officers observed the Lincoln MKX to have severe front-end damage and the Chrysler minivan that had severe rear-end damage.
Emergency personnel provided medical assistance at the crash. Two other people who were driving the Chrysler minivan refused treatment.
Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Man charged with DUI in fatal car crash in Lincoln
Reporting by Tom Ackerman, Springfield State Journal-Register / State Journal-Register
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