Lincoln woman accused of fleeing Patrol trooper while on supervised release for fatal hit-and-run
The trooper clocked the vehicle at 110, 117 and 123 mph, before it took the 56th Street exit.
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The trooper clocked the vehicle at 110, 117 and 123 mph, before it took the 56th Street exit.
By - Associated Press - Tuesday, March 16, 2021 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Lincoln woman has been sentenced to jail but may be able to avoid time behind bars for helping her daughter dump her car after she was involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 52-year-old Kimberly Cowell said at her sentencing Tuesday that she responded “in the worst way possible” after the Oct. 18 crash that left Tina Mortensen dead. Court documents said police found the car that was involv...
Maxfield pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of a crash causing serious bodily injury and motor vehicle homicide. Maxfield turned herself in the day after hitting Mortensen. She told police she fled because she panicked. Maxfield, who is nearsighted, wasn’t wearing her glasses at the time and her license was suspended. Maxfield’s sentencing is scheduled for February, where she will face up to five years in prison, reports the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln woman pleaded no contest Tuesday in a hit-and-run that...