Omaha, Nebraska (September 20, 2019) – A man was injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Omaha, according to the authorities.
The crash was reported at about 2:09 p.m. September 19, on 60th Street near Harrison Street.
Police said Di’zuan R Seavers, 24, was driving a Mack garbage truck northbound when he failed to maintain his lane on a curve and struck a pickup truck driven Daniel Batenhorst, 79.
Batenhorst was taken to the hospital with head and chest injuries.
Seavers was treated for a head laceration at the scene, but he declined transportation. Charges are pending against him.
Officers said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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