Good Samaritan loses tip of a finger helping motorcyclists

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A good Samaritan has lost the tip of a finger while trying to free motorcyclists who’d been pinned under a car in Omaha.

The accident occurred Sunday afternoon in northeast Omaha. Omaha World-Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1Ka4z1y ) that Albert Brown and Patricia White were headed south when their motorcycle collided with westbound car that police say didn’t halt at a stop sign.

Police say Willie Parks used a car jack to rescue Brown and White from under the car. Parks severed the tip of his right index finger while freeing the couple.

They both suffered a broken leg. The car driver wasn’t injured.

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Information from: Omaha World-Herald, https://www.omaha.com