LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The streets of Lincoln are seeing a rise in pedestrian crashes this year.
According to the Lincoln Police Department, there were 61 such crashes from January through June, which is a 37% increase compared with the average in the same period from 2021 to 2024.
“A lot of times, I’ve seen when people are walking across the street, they’ll just jump straight out there and keep walking,” said Jack Dappen, who doesn’t drive and walks everywhere. “For me, I always give it a second or two because, you know, these cars, sometimes their brakes don’t work very well.”…