Police release name of driver killed in west Omaha crash

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a driver killed in in a west Omaha crash. The driver and lone occupant of the car was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday.

He's been identified as 70-year-old Billy Pipkin, who lived in Omaha.

Police say the accident occurred around 11:15 a.m. near 108th and West Dodge Road when a northbound car took an offramp from Interstate 680 onto West Dodge and went off the road. The car crossed all lanes of West Dodge before rolling into a ditch.

Police are investigating whether a medical condition contributed to Pipkin's crash.