LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln man was hospitalized Wednesday night after a crash in east Lincoln.

Just after 8 p.m., an officer with the Lincoln Police Department tried to pull over a blue Suzuki motorcycle near 52nd and O streets, but the motorcycle took off eastbound on O Street.

According to LPD, the officer did not chase after the motorcycle due to safety concerns.

A few minutes later, first responders were sent to the area of 70th and A streets for a car vs. motorcycle crash.

Investigators said a white 2016 Mazda 6 — driven by a 46-year-old Lincoln woman — was driving south on 70th Street.

The driver of the Mazda started to merge into the inside lane when a blue Suzuki motorcycle — driven by a 20-year-old Lincoln man — ran into the car.

LPD said it was the same motorcycle fro

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