Lincoln Co., Neb. — The Lincoln County Sheriff has served notice that his patience for speeders on motorcycles is wearing thin.
Sheriff Jerome Kramer says one of the latest incidents involved a deputy sheriff who was working traffic on South U.S. Highway 83 when he observed a northbound motorcycle traveling at nearly 100 mph.
The deputy reported that as he got behind the motorcycle to make a traffic stop, the driver turned abruptly onto Dodge Hill Road. The driver accelerated heavily to avoid the deputy and lost control of the motorcycle.
The deputy says the motorcycle rider was transported to the hospital for injuries that appeared to be from some serious “road rash” from his body skidding on the pavement.
Sheriff Kramer says it’s the time of year that sport bikes are speeding on the highways and it’s likely they will soon be running in packs in residential neighborhoods and subdivisions, disturbing the peace.
Sheriff Kramer says they accelerate and maneuver so quickly that it is very difficult for law enforcement to make contact with them.
He says the Sheriff’s Office will be doing more this year with the use of aircraft to try to keep the public from having to deal with this harassment and to keep the motoring public safe.
Sheriff Kramer says, every contact will result in an arrest…and there will be no warnings.
