DES MOINES, Iowa — Police arrested 35-year-old Robert Miller III Thursday in connection to a three-vehicle crash on Fleur Drive that killed a child and hospitalized others Tuesday evening, according to Des Moines police.
Miller is charged with the following:
- Homicide By Vehicle – Reckless Driving
- Homicide By Vehicle – Drag Racing
- Serious Injury By Vehicle – Reckless Driving
- Drag Racing
- Reckless Driving
- Failure To Maintain Control
- Excessive Speed
Police say Miller drove his Genesis sedan north on Fleur Drive, crossed the median and entered the southbound lanes around 6 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle then hit two vehicles in the southbound lane.
One vehicle was driven by an adult female with two children as passengers. The youngest, a 4-year-old boy, died from related injuries at the hospital. The adult and child remain hospitalized but are expected to recover, police said.
The other vehicle was driven by a 40-year-old woman who remains hospitalized but is expected to recover, DMPD said in a release.
Miller is believed to have been driving at over 100 mph right before the crash.
"Multiple witnesses report an extended 'street race', northbound on Fleur Drive, between the Genesis and a dark-colored SUV style vehicle," police said. "The SUV style vehicle continued on after the crash and has not been located."
Des Moines police are seeking public help in locating the SUV vehicle. They believe it is a 2021 BMW X7 with an Illinois license plate 10173.
If you have any information about this incident, you can call the Des Moines Police Department Traffic Unit at 515-323-8382 or Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa at 515-223-1400.
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