Driver arrested in Iowa after fatal Omaha crash
June 23rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The driver of a sport utility vehicle suspected of fleeing a fatal Omaha collision with a motorcycle has been arrested across the Missouri River in Iowa. Authorities say the accident occurred early Monday morning near Omaha’s 30th Street exit off Interstate 480. Officers suspect the SUV was going east in the westbound lanes when it struck the motorcycle. The motorcycle driver was pronounced dead later at Nebraska Medical Center.
The SUV driver was found later at a hotel near the Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and taken into custody. The names of those involved haven’t been released.