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Motorcycle crash with injured rider fleeing sceneDes Moines IA

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SE 14th St & King Ave, Des Moines, IA 50320

A motorcycle crashed near Southeast 14th Street and King Avenue. The rider fled on foot while northbound traffic was blocked. Witnesses described the rider as an older white male, balding, wearing a black shirt with a possible American flag logo, and dark pants. The rider has a significant head injury and medics are needed.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
04:31
Transcript:
00:00
773.
00:03
7773. It's like the motorcycle rider is up and away from the motorcycle but all northbound traffic is blocked at King.
00:14
Copy all cars on SPI, Southeast 14, and King, sounds like the motorcycle list is up at this time. It's just blocking the northbound traffic.
00:25
435, copy. This one.
00:27
Sorry.
00:33
773.
00:35
773.
00:37
The motorcycle rider might have fled eastbound on king.
00:44
Copy. Motorcycle rider might have fled eastbound on king.
00:49
Is the bike still there?
00:51
Yeah, he's on foot.
00:54
Copy. Were you able to get a description?
00:59
Looks like the white male folder balding.
01:04
Several witnesses I'm seeing or look like they're pointing that direction.
01:12
Copy, 340.
01:15
Copy.
01:17
45. Is that he said it east to see if you can find the driver?
01:21
345 traffic.
01:23
345.
01:24
345.
01:25
We're going to be a one-twenty second av with Iroplate, Nora John Robert 821, vehicles traveling southbound on the one-way. Automat twice, what the price?
01:41
Copy, 3.45 a traffic at second in court.
01:47
3.35.
01:49
3.37 on him.
01:55
What in the year?
01:57
Both cars, right, so this is a cell just occurred.
01:59
1543 Pioneer Road, 1543 Pioneer Road. I'm going to be meeting with (name withheld), 13-year-old. So, Geripa, just slam them down and choke them.
02:06
Problem-hast is going to be an older white male wearing a gray shirt and gray pants.
02:09
A caller will be waiting outside for officers. Uh, did refuse medics. It says his neck hurt.
02:16
Copy.
02:17
Okay.
02:19
Okay. Okay.
02:23
330 D.P.
02:25
3.30.
02:27
Clear case made.
02:29
And I'm with 35. We could take that for 37 Adam.
02:33
Copy. 337 Adam. We'll stay back in.
02:37
Copy. Thank you.
02:40
Okay.
02:43
Adam.
02:44
340 Adam.
02:46
Is there any clothing description for the motorcycle driver?
02:52
I don't believe so, 773.
02:55
Yeah, he looks like he's going to be probably close to a 6-year-old male, maybe a whitish beard, black shirt,
03:02
with maybe an American flag and white logo on the sleeve,
03:07
and a dark-colored pants.
03:10
Copy 340, Adam, are you direct?
03:13
Correct.
03:18
Forty-five. Witnesses are saying he's got a pretty good gash on his head too, and then ran to the east and then straight to the south up there.
03:29
Copy that. Plus, there's a gash on his head. 340 out and redirect.
03:35
Direct. I'll check the area.
03:38
I got in here on the south side of the trailer port.
03:42
I'm not sure what street this is yet.
03:45
Copy. Forty-five is out on Glenwood. 3.40. I'm usually going to be just to the left of you.
03:51
Yep, please, yep.
03:53
Copy.
03:59
23, 10.
04:01
Copy.
04:04
In 3.45, your welfare.
04:08
We're good, thank you. Robbie.
04:12
45.
04:14
45.
04:19
485. 485.
04:21
You get medics started our way, you got pretty good gash on the said.
04:27
Yeah, medics are back at the same the accident.
04:29
I'll see if they can head over that way.

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SE 14th St & King Ave, Des Moines, IA 50320

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Incident Timeline

  1. Traffic Control and Tow Services
  2. Medics Requested
  3. Police Search Area
  4. Suspect Injured
  5. Suspect Description Broadcast
  6. Suspect Flees Scene
  7. Motorcycle Crash Reported

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