Des Moines police officer suffers minor injuries after driver allegedly strikes patrol car

Des Moines police officer suffers minor injuries after driver allegedly strikes patrol car

Police charged the driver with driving while intoxicated after the man crashed a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air into the patrol car just after 1 a.m. July 4.

Driver crashes into DMPD patrol car, charged with OWI

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A driver was charged with an OWI after crashing into a Des Moines Police Department patrol car early Friday morning. According to the DMPD, the crash occurred in the 6200 block of SE 5th Street just after 1 a.m. when a 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air hit a 1st watch patrol officer nearly head-on. The driver, 62-year-old Daniel Thornburg, drove away from the scene of the crash. He was located by other officers near SE 4th Street and P…

1955 Chevrolet Bel Air hit DMPD patrol car nearly head on overnight

(Radio Iowa) – Des Moines Police say a man driving a classic car hit a police patrol car nearly head on early this (Friday) morning and drove away. Des Moines Police says they found the vehicle and the driver about three minutes after the patrol car was hit. The officer and the driver of the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air had minor injuries. Sixty-two-year-old Daniel Thornburg of Des Moines has been charged with first offense drunk driving, improper lan…