The Iowa State Patrol reports a Polk County man faces two counts of Homicide by Vehicle – Reckless Driving and OWI, in connection with a November 10, 2018, two vehicle crash that took place in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near the east mix master, in Des Moines.

Authorities say a vehicle driven by 39-year old Zlatan Vukasinovic, of Des Moines, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 and struck a westbound vehicle head-on, driven by 31-year old Franklin Sylalom, also of Des Moines. The head-on crash resulted in Sylalom’s death.

On Tuesday, January 9th, 2019, Vukasinovic was booked into the Polk County Jail on the charges mentioned. He was being held on a $200,000 bond for Homicide by Vehicle/Reckless Driving, and without bond for the Homicide by Vehicle/OWI charge.

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