By Caitlyn Meisner | cmeisner@alextimes.com

A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a DASH bus around 5 p.m. on Tuesday on Duke Street in the Landmark area. The DASH bus driver first reported it via dispatch, stating the motorcyclist was speeding past the bus as it turned onto North Ripley Street. The motorcyclist was declared dead on the scene and their identity has not yet been released.