Police say motorcyclist died after hitting pickup in Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Firth man died after his speeding motorcycle struck a pickup truck in Lincoln, police said.

Twenty-one-year-old Blaine Henderson died Wednesday night after being taken to a hospital, police said. He lived in Firth.

The collision occurred a little after 7 p.m. near Van Dorn Park. Witnesses told police Henderson was racing north when his motorcycle hit the right side of the pickup as it turned left.

The 27-year-old pickup driver was cited by police on suspicion of drunken driving, third offense. Court records don’t show that he’s been formally charged.