Crash alert: Motorcyclist dies in collision with car in Sarpy County

CHALCO, NE – According to KETV, a car and a motorcycle were involved in a deadly collision in Sarpy County Monday afternoon.

Authorities responded to the scene of the accident in the area of 132nd Street and Harrison Street at about 4:30 p.m. Investigators said that a Mazda 3 was going westbound and trying to make a left turn when it collided with a motorcycle heading eastbound.

The motorcycle rider died of his injuries later that evening at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center. He was identified as 23-year-old Nicholas Scarpino of Omaha.  A 74-year-old Bellevue woman who was driving the Mazda sustained minor injuries.

An investigation into the crash is being conducted by the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office Crash Response Unit.

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