Omaha, NE : Motorcyclist killed, passenger badly hurt in crash with SUV on Wednesday August 31, 2016

A 27-year-old Omaha man was killed just after his birthday ended, and a 23-year-old Omaha woman was critically injured when the motorcycle they were on collided with an SUV early Wednesday at 78th and Dodge Streets.

Police said the crash occurred around 12:20 a.m. when the motorcycle went through a red light.

The motorcyclist, Jed Workman, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Workman’s passenger, Rachel Macchietto, was taken in extremely critical condition to the Nebraska Medical Center, police said. Macchietto was treated for head and neck injuries that were considered life-threatening, police said. Later Wednesday, her condition was upgraded to fair, the med center said.

Workman and Macchietto were wearing helmets, police said.

The driver of the SUV, Anei Mathet Anei, 33, of Omaha, also was taken to the med center, police said. He was treated for neck and head pain and was released, police said.

Workman was driving a 1984 Yamaha XV1000 motorcycle east on Dodge, and Anei was driving a 2009 Ford Escape north on 78th Street, and the two collided at the intersection.

Dodge Street traffic was detoured onto side streets until the east-west thoroughfare was reopened around 3:45 a.m.


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Motorcyclist killed, passenger badly hurt in crash with SUV