Police Identify Victim Of Fatal Downtown Cycle Crash

Lincoln, NE (November 24, 2022)  53 year old Arthur Schmidt of Lincoln was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle and fell from a downtown overpass shortly after 1 P.M. Wednesday.

It happened at 7th street on Rosa Parks Way. First responders reported the motorcycle remained on the road, but the rider was found on the ground below.

The initial Police investigation determined the black Ducati motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Rosa Parks Way  approaching 9th Street when the driver struck the north side wall barrier. The impact caused the driver to become separated from the motorcycle. Upon becoming separated from the  motorcycle, the momentum forced the driver over the wall and to the ground below. 

Mr. Schmidt  was pronounced deceased at the scene.