DES MOINES, Iowa — One person is dead after officials said a vehicle crashed during a police pursuit early Thursday morning in Des Moines.
Officers with the Des Moines Police Department were in the area of 21st Street and Forest Avenue, monitoring a location known for recent illegal gun and drug activity, around 12:15 a.m. when they saw a vehicle committing multiple traffic violations, according to Sgt. Paul Parizek, Public Information Officer.
DMPD officers caught up with the 2008 Mazda sedan near 21st Street and Atkins and tried to make a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop and sped away from officers…