LPD: Fatality in single vehicle accident

LINCOLN, Neb. -- One person is dead after a car accident in eastern Nebraska. 

Lincoln Police said that crash happened Sunday morning near the intersection of 14th Street and Highway 2. 

LPD an Lincoln Fire and Rescue dispatched at 7:00 a.m. and when they arrived, authorities said officers found that a single car was involved in the accident. 

Authorities said a car merged into the turn lane to go south onto 14th Street. The vehicle then lost control, left the road and hit a traffic signal support pole and a railway crossing arm. 

Officials said the vehicle came to rest in the south lanes of 14th street.  

23-year-old Hortencia Hernandez was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. 

Both the south lanes on 14th from Highway 2 to the southbound turn remained closed until 11:45 a.m. while the on-scene investigation was underway. 

The investigation is ongoing.