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Dump truck rollover crash sends 79-year-old to hospital

Posted at 2:31 PM, Sep 19, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-19 19:32:44-04

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Douglas County is reporting a personal injury accident involving two vehicles, one of which is a dump truck, just north of 61st and Harrison.

We received this video of the incident from Aerial Solutions:

Rollover Crash 61st and Harrison Drone Footage

Photos from the scene:

Police say a 24-year-old Di'zuan R Seavers was northbound on 60th street and failed to maintain his lane as he went around the curve. In the process, the Mack garbage truck he was driving struck a pickup truck being driven by 79-year-old Daniel Batenhorst.

Batenhorst is currently being treated for head and chest injuries.

Seavers was treated at the scene for a head laceration and refused transportation. Charges are pending against him.

Alcohol is not a factor in the crash.