SARPY COUNTY, NE. (THECOUNT) — Nicholas Scarpino, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Monday motorcycle collision in Sarpy County.

Scarpino, 23, was killed in a motorcycle crash involving a vehicle near Omaha late Monday afternoon.

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According to reports, Scarpino was operating a motorcycle on South 132nd Street near Harrison Street in Omaha, when the bike came into contact with a Mazda 3 around 4:30 p.m. Monday.

The operator of the Mazda, a 74-year-old Bellevue woman, suffered minor injuries in the collision.

Scarpino was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember “Pino:”

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Sarpy County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 158,840, making it the third-most populous county in Nebraska. Its county seat is Papillion. Sarpy County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.