Man hospitalized after striking utility pole in Des Moines, part of East Ovid Avenue temporarily closed

DES MOINES, Iowa — A man is in “critical condition” at a local hospital after a morning crash in Des Moines, police said.

Officials responded just after 6 a.m. Thursday to the 700 block of East Ovid Avenue after receiving reports of a crash.

Police said evidence at the scene and the preliminary investigation shows a man driving a pickup truck lost control while driving westbound on East Ovid Avenue. Officials said he hit a utility pole, a fence and a tree before the vehicle stopped against a house…

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