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One dead in motorcycle crash Thursday night

One dead in motorcycle crash Thursday night
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Omaha Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash Thursday night.  Police say alcohol was a factor in the crash.

It happened around 10:40 p.m. near the intersection of 90th and Blondo.  Police say a red Dodge Durango driven by Mederika Scott, 24, was speeding northbound on 90th Street when it hit two other vehicles.  Police say the Durango then crossed the median and hit a motorcyclist traveling southbound on 90th.  The driver of the motorcycle, Joseph Dillow, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The drivers of the other vehicles involved were not injured.  Police booked Scott into the Douglas County Jail for Felony Motor Vehicle Homicide, Driving Under the Influence and Driving Under Suspension.