DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A worker has been killed in a construction zone crash in the northern part of Des Moines and a driver charged in the crash, police reported.
Police said in a news release that the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday, when first responders were called to the site. Arriving officers found that a car had lost control, jumped a curb and hit Jorge Lopez Guillen, 41, of Des Moines, who was working within a construction site at the time. Guillen was taken to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Police cited the driver, Eugene Davis, 72, of Des Moines, for driving on a suspended license and having no insurance, misdemeanor vehicular homicide and failure to maintain control.
Davis was released on the citations with orders to appear in court on the charges.
A public telephone listing for Davis could not be found Wednesday.
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