POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A vehicle traveling in excess of 100 mph crashed into an SUV Friday evening in northeast Polk County, causing injuries to a woman, an adult male and two children in the SUV. The driver of the speeding car, a Dodge Charger, died at the scene. Authorities on Saturday identified him as 19-year-old Christopher Nolan Landers, of West Des Moines.

An adult female passenger in the 2017 Ford Explorer SUV was ejected from the vehicle during the impact. She was taken by air ambulance to a hospital where she is in critical condition. The adult male driver and three children were taken to a hospital by ambulance. They are in stable condition. Their names were not immediately released.

A deadly crash occurred at the intersection of NE 46th Street and NE 78th Avenue in rural northeast Polk County around 5:15 p.m., Friday. What’s left of each vehicle was scattered across the roadway and into ditches. The intersection was closed for a few hours for clean-up.

The crash remains under investigation.