DES MOINES, Iowa — A 26-year-old driver is dead after his truck rolled and crashed into a building, ejecting him from the vehicle Saturday night, according to Des Moines police.
The truck was traveling north on Keosauqua Way around 9:40 p.m. Saturday when the driver, Marty Martinez of Des Moines, allegedly left the road over the north curb.
Martinez then crossed all lanes of Keosauqua Way and swerved off the road over the south curb.
According to police, the truck then rolled multiple times and crashed into a building at 1702 Keosauqua Way.
During the crash, Martinez was ejected from the truck. First responders took him to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. No one else was in the truck at the time of the accident.
Police say this is the second traffic-related death of 2023.
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