Crash Report – E 27th St & E University Ave, Des Moines, IA
Report ID: 2023 November 12
NCIC#: Unknown
OFFICER ID#: Unknown
Traffic Unit 1: Passenger vehicle
Traffic Unit 2: Passenger vehicle
Occupants: 3
Injuries/Fatalities: Yes
Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown
Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown
Road Surface Condition (Dry, Wet, Snow, Mud, Dirt): Unknown
Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Left turn
Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any):N/A
Narrative
DES MOINES, IA – A two-vehicle crash in Des Moines Sunday night claimed the lives of two individuals, as reported by Des Moines police.
The two-vehicle collision occurred just before 8 p.m. near the intersection of E 27th Street and E University Avenue.
Police say the victims were inside a car, making a turn onto E 27th Street from E University, when their vehicle was struck by another car driven by an 18-year-old traveling west on E University Ave.
Both occupants of the vehicle that was struck, 76-year-old Fred Lehman and his 79-year-old wife, Mary Lehman, sustained fatal injuries in the crash.
Law enforcement suspects that the 18-year-old driver was speeding before the tragic crash, and investigations into the incident are underway.
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