Des Moines police say 3 hurt in crash of car, prisoner van
January 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say three people were injured when a department prisoner transport van collided with a car at a Des Moines intersection. Police say the crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at an I-235 ramp intersection. Police say a car driven by a 19-year-old Urbandale man collided with the van, which caused it to roll.
Officers Jeffrey Morton, who was driving the van, Officer Alex Andersen and a 24-year-old prisoner were treated for minor injuries at a nearby hospital. The driver of the car declined medical treatment. Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says investigators plan to review the police van’s dash video to determine which vehicle ran a red light and caused the crash.

