Police Officer Richard Ervin Leyden

Richard Ervin Leyden

Police Officer Richard Leyden was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a speeding car.

Another car turned in front of him on 16th Street between G Street and H Street, causing a collision. Officer Leyden was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two hours later.

Officer Leyden was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Lincoln Police Department for less than two years. He is survived by his parents, sister, two brothers, and his fiance. He was to be married the Sunday following the crash.