Cody Thomas - Nebraska State Patrol
AUGUST 4, 2023 (OMAHA, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Omaha Police Department, have arrested one person after a multi-county pursuit.
At approximately 1:00 a.m. Friday, NSP received a report of a motorcycle driving recklessly on Interstate 80 near Lincoln. A trooper was able to locate the motorcycle and observed it driving eastbound at 95 miles per hour on I-80 near mile marker 417. The trooper attempted a traffic stop, but the motorcycle rider refused to yield and accelerated. The trooper initiated a pursuit.
As the motorcycle continued eastbound toward Omaha, the Omaha Police Department’s Able 1 helicopter took over the pursuit and the trooper discontinued. As the motorcycle reached the Omaha city limits, troopers attempted another traffic stop, but the motorcycle rider fled a second time. Troopers did not pursue as Able 1 continued the pursuit from the air.
Able 1 pilots directed troopers and Omaha police officers to an area near 105th and Q streets where the motorcycle came to a stop. The rider was then taken into custody.
The rider, Robert Long, 32, of Bellevue, was arrested for flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, driving under the influence – 3rd offense, no motorcycle endorsement, and traffic violations. He was lodged in Cass County Jail.