Aug 25, 2020

Motorcyclist dies after collision with semitrailer in Omaha

Posted Aug 25, 2020 2:38 PM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a motorcyclist has died after colliding with a semitrailer that had run a red light in southwest Omaha.

Police say the crash happened around 10:30 a.m.

Monday when a semi northbound on 132nd Street ran a red light. Investigators say a westbound motorcycle then hit the side of the trailer.

The motorcyclist, later identified as 24-year-old Bryan Wright of Omaha, was rushed to a hospital, where he died a short time later.

Police say the driver of the semi, 44-year-old George Sansing of Belden, Mississippi, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide.