DES MOINES, Iowa — A driver was charged with an OWI after crashing into a Des Moines Police Department patrol car early Friday morning.
According to the DMPD, the crash occurred in the 6200 block of SE 5th Street just after 1 a.m. when a 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air hit a 1st watch patrol officer nearly head-on.
The driver, 62-year-old Daniel Thornburg, drove away from the scene of the crash. He was located by other officers near SE 4th Street and Payton Avenue within three minutes of the crash.
Authorities say both Thornburg and the patrol officer sustained minor injuries in the crash.
Photos courtesy of Des Moines Police Department…