Update, 8:15 a.m. Tuesday: Authorities have identified the driver as Jasen W. Burton, 42, of Des Moines.Investigators are still investigating the cause of the crash.The original story is below.One person was killed in a crash early Monday morning.According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of a pickup truck veered off Highway 65 at Northeast 112th Street just before 4:30 a.m., and a fire started under the truck. “Witnesses at the scene successfully extracted the sole occupant, an adult male, from the vehicle,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “Deputies, along with fire and rescue units from Mitchellville and Bondurant, initiated life-saving measures (on the unconscious man). The victim was airlifted to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.”Both southbound lanes of Highway 65 were closed temporarily but have reopened as of 6:50 a.m.The crash remains under investigation. » Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayAccording to the latest data from the Iowa Department of Transportation, 218 people have died so far this year on Iowa roads. That number is 61 fewer than at the same point in 2024. Over the last five years, an average of 353 people have been killed in statewide crashes annually.
Update, 8:15 a.m. Tuesday: Authorities have identified the driver as Jasen W. Burton, 42, of Des Moines.
Investigators are still investigating the cause of the crash.
The original story is below.
One person was killed in a crash early Monday morning.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of a pickup truck veered off Highway 65 at Northeast 112th Street just before 4:30 a.m., and a fire started under the truck.
“Witnesses at the scene successfully extracted the sole occupant, an adult male, from the vehicle,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “Deputies, along with fire and rescue units from Mitchellville and Bondurant, initiated life-saving measures (on the unconscious man). The victim was airlifted to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.”
Both southbound lanes of Highway 65 were closed temporarily but have reopened as of 6:50 a.m.
The crash remains under investigation.
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According to the latest data from the Iowa Department of Transportation, 218 people have died so far this year on Iowa roads. That number is 61 fewer than at the same point in 2024. Over the last five years, an average of 353 people have been killed in statewide crashes annually.