Lincoln doctor dies after being struck in east Lincoln crash

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Lincoln Police have identified the pedestrian who died in an east Lincoln crash on Friday.

Police identified the woman as 42-year-old Katherine Gogela of Lincoln. Gogela worked as a doctor at Lincoln Pediatric Group.

On Friday, LPD was called to a crash involving a pedestrian south of O Street, near South 84th Street and South Cherrywood Drive, at 2:36 p.m. According to LPD, a 19-year-old man was driving northbound on South 84th Street when he struck Gogela, who was using the crosswalk.

Gogela was later taken to a local hospital, where she died…

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