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Vehicle hits woman, leaves scene at MLK Jr PkwyDes Moines IA

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W Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy & SW 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50309

A vehicle collided with a Ford Escape near Southwest 3rd Street and Martin Luther King Jr Parkway. The female driver, about 60 years old, suffered a broken wrist and felt faint. The other vehicle, described as a white Thunderbird, left the scene without stopping. The driver of the other vehicle later contacted authorities and met at a nearby parking lot. Emergency services responded for medical aid and investigation.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
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Southwestern MLK, Southwestern Malka, assisting my ex on his PI[1].
00:04
Meeting with (name withheld) and Ford Escape, another vehicle hit her car and left the area. She's a broken wrist and feeling faint.
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Copy.
00:18
See Tom.
00:21
Nora X-ray, Lincoln, Lincol,
00:24
NXL-37 on an orange-colored van.
00:29
John 11 of 26, 11 of 2026 on the Ford Transit van.
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No time.
00:37
Come for.
00:41
Copy.
00:49
Description out, if there is.
00:53
It sounds like the other vehicle just now called in. They're in a Chevy Quinox and they're going to be in the parking lot of LDA shop. They said they already exchanged with the vehicle calling in.
01:04
Sounds good, thank you.
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The east of here, I'll check it out and let you know fire is needed.
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Kathy.
01:19
Thank you. Thank you. On your head to Southwest 3rd and West M.K.
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Southwest, West M.K. I'm a PI[1].
01:26
You're going to be looking for a Ford escape.
01:28
The patient's going to be a 60-year-old female with a broken wrist,
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and they'll be in the parking lot of HLB8 shop.
01:37
One, Kathy.
01:44
All we have is a male, no description that was in a white Thunderbird.
01:49
Copy, I'll check it and advise.
01:54
Probably, thank you.
Police codes explained
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[1]
PI: Personal injury resulting from an accident.

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W Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy & SW 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50309
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