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C. Bluffs motorcyclist killed in Omaha; driver of car arrested

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July 16th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a motorcyclist from Iowa is dead and the Nebraska driver of a car that collided with him has been arrested. Police say the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at 60th and Center streets in a south part of Omaha. Investigators say a westbound car caused the collision when it turned left in front of a motorcycle operated by 31-year-old Dustin Roof, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Police say Roof was taken to an Omaha hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police say a 27-year-old Papillion man who was driving the car was arrested on suspicion of felony motor vehicle homicide. Investigators believe alcohol consumption was a factor in the crash.