Motorcycle crash with injured rider fleeing scene, Des Moines IA


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:
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773.
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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.
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773.
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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.
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Copy, 340.
01:15
Copy.
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45. Is that he said it east to see if you can find the driver?
01:21
345 traffic.
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345.
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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.
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3.35.
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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.
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Copy.
02:17
Okay.
02:19
Okay. Okay.
02:23
330 D.P.
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3.30.
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Clear case made.
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And I'm with 35. We could take that for 37 Adam.
02:33
Copy. 337 Adam. We'll stay back in.
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Copy. Thank you.
02:40
Okay.
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Adam.
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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.
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Copy.
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23, 10.
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Copy.
04:04
In 3.45, your welfare.
04:08
We're good, thank you. Robbie.
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45.
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45.
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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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Location mentioned:
SE 14th St & King Ave, Des Moines, IA 50320
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