Driver Racing on City Street Hits 2 Cars, Kills 4-Year-Old

Driver Racing on City Street Hits 2 Cars, Kills 4-Year-Old
A police car in Des Moines, Iowa, in May 2021. Google Maps
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DES MOINES, Iowa—A 4-year-old boy died Tuesday night after a car that was reportedly racing crossed into oncoming lanes and crashed into two vehicles, police in Iowa said.

The collisions happened along a four-lane thoroughfare in Des Moines, where police said a car and an SUV were racing. The car crossed the median, first striking the vehicle carrying the 4-year-old boy, also injuring an adult and an 8-year-old inside. The racing car then struck another vehicle, injuring an adult driver.