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18-year-old arrested in double-fatal Central Iowa crash

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November 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI]— Des Moines police arrested a man Monday in connection to a crash that killed a married couple. Des Moines police have charged Kameron Wright, 18, of Des Moines, with two counts of vehicular homicide by OWI and two counts of vehicular homicide by reckless driving. Police say on Nov. 12, Wright crashed his Camaro into the passenger side of a car on East University Avenue. The force of the crash flipped the car on its top.

Seventy-six-year-old Fred Lehman and his wife, 79-year-old Mary Lehman, died at the scene. Police say evidence indicates that impairment and high speeds were factors in the crash. Police say Wright was driving his Camaro over 100 mph in the seconds before the crash. The Des Moines Police Department Traffic Unit continues to investigate.