A 59-year-old Lincoln man is in jail after he repeatedly crashed into a woman's car early Wednesday morning after mistaking her for his ex-girlfriend, police alleged.
Daryl Stokebrand was driving west behind the 34-year-old woman's sedan on Holdrege Street near 56th Street shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday when he rear-ended her in his SUV, Lincoln Police Capt. Todd Kocian said.
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As the two cars approached 48th Street, the woman slowed her car to 10 mph, Kocian said, expecting Stokebrand to speed past her.
Instead, Stokebrand used his SUV to push the woman's car, she told police. He then pulled up beside her and sideswiped her before stopping in front of her, Kocian said.
The 59-year-old got out of his SUV, approached the woman "and immediately realized she was not who he thought she was," Kocian said.
"He apologized and offered to pay for the damage, and then left the scene," the police captain said.
The collisions caused $6,000 in damage to the woman's car.Â
The woman called police, who found Stokebrand and pulled him over near O Street and Sycamore Drive, just west of 84th Street, Kocian said.
He was arrested on suspicion of terroristic threats, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony and attempted second-degree assault.
Police took the 59-year-old to the Lancaster County jail.
Most dangerous cities in Nebraska
Dangerous Cities in Nebraska
See how your hometown ranks among the most dangerous cities in Nebraska. Ratings have been determined according to the number of violent crimes per 1,000 people in cities of at least 10,000, with violent crime being classified as murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The numbers are for 2019, the most recent year for which the
6. South Sioux City
With 30 violent crimes in 2019 and a population of 12,771 (the smallest on our list), the city in northeast Nebraska had 2.35 violent crimes per 1,000 people.
Photo:Â An RV park in South Sioux City on the Missouri River.Â
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5. Scottsbluff
The city of 15,862 had 53 violent crimes for a rate of 3.34 per 1,000 in 2019.
Photo: Gering Police Officer Jordan McBride talks with Scottsbluff Police Officer Michael Modeac as he puts up crime scene tape at the scene of an armed standoff in Scottsbluff in June 2021.Â
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4. North Platte
With a population of 23,705 and 89 violent crimes, the city had a rate of 3.75 per 1,000.
Photo: Union Pacific train engines line up outside a service building in North Platte.
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3. Lincoln
The Star City had a population of 291,128 with 1,115 violent crimes, a rate of 3.83 per 1,000.
Photo: Police in Lincoln investigate a shooting near the intersection of 14th and E streets in August 2019.Â
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2. Grand Island
With a population of 51,821 and 236 violent crimes, the largest of the Tri Cities had a 2019 rate of 4.55 per 1,000 people.
Photo: Grand Island police and State Patrol personnel investigate after a body was found in a Grand Island yard in August 2020.Â
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1. Omaha
In 2019, the state's largest city at 470,481 people had 2,833 violent crimes for a rate of 6.13 per 1,000.
Photo: Omaha police and University Police guard the entrance to the Nebraska Medicine Emergency room after an Omaha police officer was shot at Westroads Mall in March 2021.Â
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A note about the numbers
With eight violent crimes in 2019, Boys Town topped the state at 13.82 per 1,000 people, which is a misleading stat because it only had a 2019 population of 579.
Photo:Â The statue at the entrance to Boys Town. It doesn't take much to skew the numbers.Â
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