Des Moines police believe excessive speed was a "significant contributing factor" to a deadly motorcycle crash early Thursday morning.
Around 1:19 a.m.Thursday, first responders arrived to the intersection of 6th Avenue and University Avenue to find a male motorcycle driver, 32-year-old Francisco Gonzalez Miramontes, dead.
Police say the motorcyclist had been driving westbound on University Avenue when he crashed in the intersection.
Witness statements and a preliminary investigation suggest that excessive speed is a significant contributing factor to this crash, according to police.
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