(Lincoln, NE) -- A 23 year old Ashland man is killed in a Lincoln crash on Wednesday.
Lincoln Police say just before 5:45 Wednesday night, a motorcycle and an SUV were both westbound on O Street approaching Cotner Boulevard and attempted to merge into the same lane. Police say the vehicles collided, which caused the motorcycle to fall onto its side, slide briefly on the roadway and collide with a sedan, before coming to rest. Kody Berner, the driver of the motorcycle, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. His passenger, an 18-year-old woman, was also transported to a local hospital, where she remains in critical, but stable condition. The drivers of the sedan and SUV were uninjured.
The investigation is ongoing, and Lincoln Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at (402) 441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at (402) 475-3600.