Head-on crash on A Street led to Lincoln man's arrest for drugs, police say

Lori Pilger | Lincoln Journal Star
Updated May 30, 2026

Police arrested a 31-year-old Lincoln man Thursday after he passed out while driving and drifted into an oncoming car on A Street near 23rd Street.

Travis K. Johnson

Officer Luke Bonkiewicz said Travis K. Johnson had been heading east in a Dodge Charger when he slumped over the wheel and ran head-on into a Ford Focus driven by a 46-year-old Lincoln woman.

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The other driver told police she honked when she saw him drifting into her lane but he appeared to be sleeping.

Bonkiewicz said Johnson told police he had a medical episode.

Police arrested Johnson after he said they could search him and they found a keychain with a white powdery substance inside, Bonkiewicz said.

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A search of the car turned up 3 grams of suspected methamphetamine and 3.5 grams of heroin, an unloaded .38-caliber pistol, digital scales, baggies and $4,429 in cash, police said.

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Johnson was jailed on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of money and a firearm while violating drug laws and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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Lori Pilger | Lincoln Journal Star

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