Mark Wenzl, 19, killed in motorcycle crash on Rosa Parks Way in Lincoln on June 24.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:36am
Accident Date: 
Monday, June 23, 2014

Lincoln Police identify man killed in motorcycle accident

They do want anyone who saw something, to say something, you can call the police non-emergency number at 441-6000 or crime stoppers anonymously at 475-3600.

Lincoln Police have identified the victim of Tuesday evening's fatal motorcycle accident as 19-year-old Mark Wenzl of Seward.

Police say Wenzl was riding eastbound on Rosa Parks Way. They say he was going through the curve in the roadway when he hit a concrete barrier. He was ejected and fell to his death below the viaduct. Police say there's no indication that he was hit by another vehicle. However, they are looking for any witnesses who saw the accident to complete their investigation.

Police are saying a motorcycle accident that happened near downtown Lincoln may be a hit and run.

The Tuesday evening accident left one man dead.

Officials say around five o'clock a motorcycle was headed towards downtown on the Rosa Parks Way overpass.

Somehow the rider fell off his bike and landed below the viaduct, in a parking lot near 7th and J streets.

He was killed instantly.

Police found the bike, up above, hundreds of feet from where the man landed.

But they haven't found anyone who was involved in or saw the crash.

LPD captain Danny Reitan says, "We really do want to talk to people in person to help us clear this up because if there was more than 1 vehicle involved in this crash than we have a possible crime with a hit and run."

Police are not releasing the victim’s name.

They're investigating and recreating the scene.

They do want anyone who saw something, to say something, you can call the police non-emergency number at 441-6000 or crime stoppers anonymously at 475-3600.

People Involved: 
Mark Wenzl
Roadway: 
Rosa Parks Way

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