(Omaha, Nebraska) – A motorcycle accident in Omaha, Friday, claimed the life of a man from Pottawattamie County. According to Omaha Police, at around 3:24-p.m., officers were dispatched to a personal injury crash involving a motorcycle at the on-ramp from southbound 60th St to I-80 East. An investigation determined that a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by 54-year-old Jamie Richardson, of Council Bluffs, was traveling on the on-ramp when it left the roadway.

The motorcycle and Richardson separated as both went down the embankment. Citizens performed CPR until Omaha Fire Department Medics arrived. Richardson – who was wearing a helmet -was transported to Nebraska Medicine with life-saving measures in progress, but he died during surgery.

Alcohol impairment is being investigated as a factor in this crash.