18-year-old charged in fatal crash at Eastern University that killed Des Moines couple
Des Moines police arrested a man Monday in connection with a crash that killed a married couple. Des Moines Police charged Kameron Wright, 18, of Des Moines, with two counts of vehicular homicide by OWI and two counts of vehicular homicide by reckless driving. Police say that on Nov. 12, Wright crashed his Camaro into the passenger side of a car on East University Avenue. The force of the crash flipped the car on its top. Fred Lehman, 76, and his wife, Mary Lehman, 79, died at the scene. Police say evidence indicates impairment and high speeds were factors in the crash. Police say Wright was driving his Camaro at more than 100 mph in the seconds before the crash. The Des Moines Police Department Traffic Unit continues to investigate.
Des Moines police arrested a man Monday in connection with a crash that killed a married couple.
Des Moines Police charged Kameron Wright, 18, of Des Moines, with two counts of vehicular homicide by OWI and two counts of vehicular homicide by reckless driving.
Police say that on Nov. 12, Wright crashed his Camaro into the passenger side of a car on East University Avenue. The force of the crash flipped the car on its top. Fred Lehman, 76, and his wife, Mary Lehman, 79, died at the scene.
Police say evidence indicates impairment and high speeds were factors in the crash. Police say Wright was driving his Camaro at more than 100 mph in the seconds before the crash.
The Des Moines Police Department Traffic Unit continues to investigate.
