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Des Moines police: Worker killed in construction site crash

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April 29th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say a worker has been killed in a construction zone crash in the northern part of the city. Police say the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, when first responders were called to the site. Police say officers arrived to find that a car had lost control, jumped a curb and hit 41-year-old Jorge Lopez Guillen, of Des Moines, who was working within a construction site at the time. Guillen was taken to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries. Police cited the driver, 72-year-old Eugene Davis, of Des Moines, for driving on a suspended license and having no insurance, misdemeanor vehicular homicide and failure to maintain control.