DES MOINES, Iowa — A male motorcyclist is dead after a crash Saturday morning, the Des Moines Police Department said in a press release.
DMPD officers and Des Moines Fire Department rescue personnel responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on the 1400 block of E. MLK Jr. Parkway at around 10:26 a.m. Saturday.
First responders found the man deceased at the scene. He has been identified as 49-year-old Steven Philipsen of Des Moines.
According to the preliminary investigation, "excessive speed and weather conditions are potential significant contributing factors," DMPD said.
There is no evidence that another vehicle was involved in the crash.
This is the 15th traffic-related fatality in Des Moines of 2022, and the seventh involving a motorcycle.
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