At around 11:00 a.m. on August 28th, police responded to the intersection of Omaha Street and 5th Street for a report of a traffic crash involving an ambulance. After investigating, police determined the ambulance was westbound on Omaha Street with its emergency lights and sirens activated. As the ambulance approached the intersection with 5th street, it encountered several vehicles stopped at the intersection in the through lanes of traffic. In order to make its way through the intersection, it stopped in the left-hand turn lanes, made sure traffic was clear of the intersection, and proceeded with a right turn to go north on 5th street. As it did so, a passenger vehicle in one of the westbound through lanes on Omaha Street attempted to continue straight through the intersection. The passenger vehicle struck the passenger side of the ambulance. The driver of this vehicle was cited for Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle.
