OPD identifies Omaha I-80 accident victim

OMAHA, Neb.  - A fatality accident in Omaha has shut down traffic in parts of the metro.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation reported a crash involving an overturned vehicle on Interstate 80 heading eastbound at the 84th Street ramp. The accident happened around 1:30 p.m.

The eastbound I-80 on-ramp from 84th Street was closed during much of the afternoon.

Authorities on the scene have confirmed that one person has died as a result of the crash, while another person has been transported to the hospital with serious injuries.

A witness said a 2006 Mazda Tribute going east on I-80 hit the inside median barrier. After striking the barrier, the car crossed all four lanes, went into the air, rolled, and landed on the 84th Street on-ramp of I-80 east.

The driver of the Mazda, Diojenes Ortiz, 57, from Omaha, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Mazda hit a Chevy pickup that was on the ramp going east before coming to a stop on the roof. The driver of the pickup, 60-year-old Timothy F. Barry, was taken to Nebraska Medicine by the Omaha Fire Department for chest pain. His injuries aren’t life-threatening.