Motorcyclist dead after failing to stop for law enforcement

After law enforcement tried to pull over a motorcyclist, he ends up in a deadly crash

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After an overnight traffic stop turned into a deadly motorcyclist crash, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said 59-year-old Jeffery McDonald is dead.The sheriff’s office said the Nebraska State Patrol tried to perform a traffic stop near the Interstate 80 and 48th Street interchange in Lincoln on McDonald just before 8 p.m. Saturday night.McDonald allegedly sped off instead.Investigators say he failed to navigate the off-ramp and crashed.McDonald was pronounced dead on the scene after the sheriff’s office said CPR was administered. While alcohol and drugs cannot be ruled out as a factor, due to a pending autopsy report, investigators say speed was a factor.The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is taking the lead on the investigation, after the Nebraska State Patrol assisted.They are still investigating the crash.

LINCOLN, Neb. —

After an overnight traffic stop turned into a deadly motorcyclist crash, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said 59-year-old Jeffery McDonald is dead.

The sheriff’s office said the Nebraska State Patrol tried to perform a traffic stop near the Interstate 80 and 48th Street interchange in Lincoln on McDonald just before 8 p.m. Saturday night.

McDonald allegedly sped off instead.

Investigators say he failed to navigate the off-ramp and crashed.

McDonald was pronounced dead on the scene after the sheriff’s office said CPR was administered.

While alcohol and drugs cannot be ruled out as a factor, due to a pending autopsy report, investigators say speed was a factor.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is taking the lead on the investigation, after the Nebraska State Patrol assisted.

They are still investigating the crash.