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An Omaha man was hurtled through the driver’s side window of the car he was driving Tuesday after another motorist ran a red light and crashed into his car, police said.
Jeffrey J. Schumacher, 38, was listed in good condition Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for Nebraska Medical Center. His condition initially was considered critical.
The crash happened about 5:15 p.m. near 48th and Center Streets.
According to police, Lee Owen Vohs, 25, of Silver City, Iowa, was driving a 1991 Ford Escort westbound on Center Street when he ran a red light and struck Schumacher’s 1998 Mercury Tracer. Schumacher had been southbound on 48th Street, trying to turn east onto Center.
Police ticketed Vohs on suspicion of running a red light.
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