Dec 22, 2020

City of Lincoln settles with woman hit by StarTran bus

Posted Dec 22, 2020 4:33 PM

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The city of Lincoln has agreed to pay $145,000 to a woman who was struck by a StarTran bus three years ago.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the settlement ends a lawsuit brought by Sheila Scheinost.

She said she suffered fractured ribs, a fractured shoulder blade, a concussion and a black eye when she was hit on Dec. 18, 2017, while crossing a street with a walk signal.

The bus driver was making a left turn when the bus struck Scheinost.

The driver was fined $25 for failing to yield to a pedestrian, and no longer works for the city.