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An Omaha man was hurtled through the driver's side window of the car he was driving after another motorist ran a red light and crashed into him Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
The injured man was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center in critical condition as a trauma center candidate, but, as of Tuesday evening, he was expected to live.
The crash happened about 5:15 p.m. near 48th and Center Streets.
According to police, this is how it happened: A 1991 Ford Escort westbound on Center ran a red light and struck a Mercury Tracer that was southbound on 48th Street and trying to turn east onto Center.
Police cited the driver of the Escort, a Silver City, Iowa, man, on suspicion of running the red light. Officers cited the driver of the Tracer on suspicion of not wearing a seat belt.
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