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• Fatal crash early Sunday morning, DMPD investigates

  • Iowa
  • Merle Hay Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 16, 2025 11:22am
  The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a fatal crash early Sunday morning. According to the DMPD, at approximately 3:30 a.m., patrol officers and the Des Moines Fire Department responded to ... Read More

• A 59-year-old died in a one-car crash Sunday morning in a Hobby Lobby parking lot

  • Iowa
  • Merle Hay Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 16, 2025 09:17am
  The Des Moines Police Department announced the city's first traffic fatality on Sunday morning. Authorities responded to a single-car accident around 3:30 a.m. in the Hobby Lobby parking lot at 4080 ... Read More

• Des Moines police: Excessive speed likely a factor in deadly crash on Merle Hay Road

  • Iowa
  • Merle Hay Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 16, 2025 08:43am
  First responders found a 2012 Chevrolet Impala that had crashed into a light pole in a parking lot at 4080 Merle Hay Road. Read More

• Iowa traffic: Crash slows down part of I-80 in West Des Moines

  • Iowa
  • I80

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Feb 13, 2025 4:03pm
  The federal government released a chilling audio recording of the doomed Titan submersible as it imploded in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing five people, nearly two years ago, officials said. Meta ... Read More

• Crash blocking eastbound lanes of I-80 in West Des Moines

  • Iowa
  • I-80 Eastbound

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Feb 13, 2025 2:48pm
  80

  A crash is blocking the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in West Des Moines. At around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday the Iowa Department of Transportation's 511 website reported a crash that was blocking all ... Read More

• Iowa traffic: I-80 reopens in West Des Moines after Thursday crashes

  • Iowa
  • I-8

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Feb 13, 2025 2:20pm
  8

  By 6 p.m., the eastbound crash has been cleaned up and lanes reopened. The right lanes on the westbound side remain blocked as crash cleanup continues. The Iowa DOT website reports a 15-minute delay ... Read More

• Crashes, stalled vehicles cause delays in Des Moines metro Thursday morning

  • Iowa
  • I-235 E

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Feb 13, 2025 09:41am
  235

  URBANDALE, Iowa - Drivers in the Des Moines metro faced delays Thursday morning amid multiple reports of crashes and stalled vehicles. The incidents came in the wake of a winter storm that dropped ... Read More

• Iowa traffic: Multi-vehicle crash on I-35 leads to long delays around Ankeny, Des Moines

  • Iowa
  • US Highway 69

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 13, 2025 04:46am
  69

  Two crashes are being reported in the Des Moines metro area. A crash in Windsor Heights is partially blocking the I-235 eastbound entrance ramp from 56th Street. Another multi-vehicle crash is slowing ... Read More

• Live updates: Icy road conditions, more than a dozen crashes slowing Thursday commute

  • Iowa
  • I-80 Near Davenport

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Feb 12, 2025 03:06am
  80

  The morning commute is starting with multiple crashes slowing traffic on the interstates in Des Moines on Thursday morning. The Des Moines Police Department said that 10 crashes have been reported on ... Read More

• Polk County Sheriff's Office identifies 26-year-old Des Moines woman killed in crash

  • Iowa
  • Des Moines

  • source: Bing / Des Moines Register on MSN
  • 16 views
  • Feb 11, 2025 04:24am
  

  Frommelt, the only person in the car, was pronounced dead on the scene. Authorities identified Frommelt, who lived in Des Moines, on Monday afternoon.In the lead-up to the 2020 election, ... Read More

• Semi-truck crash slows Thursday commute around Des Moines

  • Iowa
  • Des Moines
  • I-35

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 06, 2025 2:06pm
  35

  Westbound drivers were stalled near Interstate 35 / 80 at 2nd Avenue because of a crash during the Thursday evening commute. We're told a semi and two other vehicles were involved. In the video above, ... Read More

• Des Moines man sentenced in deadly 2024 crash

  • Iowa
  • Se 5th St

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Feb 04, 2025 8:14pm
  A Des Moines man convicted in a homicide by vehicle while intoxicated will now spend more than two decades in prison.Andi Cardenas pleaded guilty to the crash, which happened on SE 5th Street on the ... Read More

• Iowa traffic: Morning crashes in West Des Moines, Waterloo, Urbandale

  • Iowa
  • IA-141

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Feb 03, 2025 06:03am
  Update: Iowa Department of Transportation is reporting a crash in Waterloo, blocking northbound lanes along US 218. Emergency vehicles are on scene. Drivers should expect a delay. Central Iowans are ... Read More

• Reports of rollover crash on I-235, police responding

  • Iowa
  • I-235 W

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 02, 2025 1:33pm
  235

  The West Des Moines Police Department is at the scene of a crash that occurred on Interstate 235. According to the West Des Moines Police Department, just before 3 p.m., officers were investigating ... Read More

• Police chase with stolen vehicle ends in West Des Moines, 1 injured in crash

  • Iowa
  • I-235 W

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 02, 2025 04:10am
  235

  ALSO NEW AT 5.30, ONE PERSON IS INJURED AFTER POLICE SAY A CHASE WITH A STOLEN VEHICLE LED TO A CRASH IN WEST DES MOINES ... It happened Sunday afternoon on Interstate 235 right near 22nd Street. Read More

• Des Moines traffic: Monday morning crash along IA 5

  • Iowa
  • IA-5 N

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jan 27, 2025 05:35am
  At 6:52 a.m., the Iowa Department of Transportation reported a multi-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of IA 5, between U.S. 69 and U.S. 65. The right lane is blocked. Drivers should proceed ... Read More

• Des Moines traffic: Monday morning crash along IA 5

  • Iowa
  • IA-5 N

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jan 26, 2025 5:00pm
  A 28 MINUTE DRIVE. WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK IN Update: As of 9 a.m., the crash along IA 5 has cleared. At 6:52 a.m., the Iowa Department of Transportation reported a multi-vehicle crash in the ... Read More

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Broken-down vehicle on I-235 E from 2nd Ave/3rd St/Exit 8A (WB) (I-235) to 6th St/Pennsylv

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Accident from E 14th St (US-69) exit [9] to E 14th St / Lyon St.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident from Lee to E 14th St.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Broken-down vehicle from exit [8A] to Day St / 5th Ave.

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Broken-down vehicle on I-235 E from 7th St/Exit 8A (EB) (I-235) to 2nd Ave/3rd St/Exit 8A

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Broken-down vehicle from School St / 5th Ave to I-235 E.

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Accident from E University Ave exit [10A] to E University Ave.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Broken-down vehicle from E 14th St (US-69) exit [9] to Johnson Ct / E 15th St.

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• E Walnut St Road is closed from E 2nd St to 2nd Ave.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• Walnut St Road is closed from 2nd Ave to E 2nd St.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• Broken-down vehicle on I-235 E from 19th St (I-235) to Keosauqua Way/Exit 7B/Exit 7 (I-235

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

• Accident on I-235 E from US-69/14th St/15th St (I-235) to IA-163/University Ave (I-235).

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• US-69 N / E 14th St Road is closed from IA-163/E University Ave (US-69) to US-6/E Euclid A

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident on US-69 N / E 14th St from IA-163/E University Ave (US-69) to US-6/E Euclid Ave

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident from Keosauqua Way / School St to I-235 E.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Walnut St Road is closed from 5th Ave to 6th Ave.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• US-69 S / E 14th St Road is closed from US-6/E Euclid Ave (US-69) to IA-163/E University A

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident on US-69 S / E 14th St from US-6/E Euclid Ave (US-69) to IA-163/E University Ave

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Walnut St Road is closed from 6th Ave to 5th Ave.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• Broken-down vehicle from Easton Blvd (IA-163) exit [10B] to I-235 E.

  TYPE: Disabled Vehicle Serious

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