DES MOINES, Iowa — A 19-year-old is dead after a car crashed into a tree in Des Moines Tuesday night, according to police.
Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash in the 1400 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Upon arrival, a patrol officer found Des Moines resident Dylan Ledezma unresponsive after crashing a car into a tree.
The officer initiated CPR and continued until medics arrived and began further life-saving efforts.
Ledezma was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. Police say this is the third traffic-related fatality of 2023.
Police believe excessive speeding and failure to maintain control of the vehicle likely contributed to the crash.
DMPD continues to investigate the crash.
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