Birthday bike ride becomes Nebraska's first vulnerable road user case under new law ALYSSA JOHNSON Lincoln Journal Star Jul 14, 2026 8 hrs ago 0 × How to contact Nebraska Crime Stoppers Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As strangers gathered around her on the side of South 27th Street, Jen Schmidt couldn’t move.kAmp H@>2? 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