Police identify man killed in north Lincoln motorcycle crash
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Police have identified the man who was killed Saturday night in a motorcycle crash in north Lincoln.
Around 8 p.m., 61-year-old Jeffry Baker was heading north on 48th Street near Leighton Avenue when an SUV pulled out of a business.
The SUV struck Baker’s motorcycle, according to police.
Baker was taken to a hospital, where he later died. He was not wearing a helmet, police said.
The driver of the SUV was “voluntarily evaluated” by a Lincoln Police Department drug recognition expert, despite not showing any signs of impairment at the scene, police said.
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
Less than 24 hours after this crash, another motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a vehicle near North 90th and Adams streets.
The crash report identifies him as 21-year-old Jackson Gartee.
