BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. — An Omaha, Nebraska man was seriously injured in a crash early Wednesday afternoon at the Oklahoma state line just south of Baxter Springs, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. 70-year-old Alan L. Nelson of Omaha was headed southbound on U.S. 69 at 1:31 p.m. Wednesday when his 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck two metal poles, according to the KHP. Nelson was taken to Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, for treatment of suspected serious injuries.