03-29-2016, 10:34 AM
Des Moines, Iowa
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Two Des Moines police officers have died in the line of duty following a crash along Interstate 80 early Saturday morning. Both had graduated from the police academy in October 2015. A female prisoner being transported from Council Bluffs by the officers and the driver of the second vehicle were also killed in the crash. RIP.
Officer Farrell worked for Polk County Sheriff's Office for years before joining the Des Moines Police Department.
Puente-Morales was an officer in Ottumwa before working for Des Moines police. He was a member of the Iowa National Guard.
A department spokesperson said that both officers were "very well respected and committed to community service" and the fiery crash was perhaps the worst he's seen.
The officers were driving eastbound on the interstate when the vehicle they were traveling in was struck head on by a vehicle traveling the wrong way on the interstate. The 25-year-old male driver has been arrested; he has a criminal record which includes several driving offenses.
http://fox2now.com/2016/03/26/four-peopl...-in-crash/
Two Des Moines police officers have died in the line of duty following a crash along Interstate 80 early Saturday morning. Both had graduated from the police academy in October 2015. A female prisoner being transported from Council Bluffs by the officers and the driver of the second vehicle were also killed in the crash. RIP.
Officer Farrell worked for Polk County Sheriff's Office for years before joining the Des Moines Police Department.
Puente-Morales was an officer in Ottumwa before working for Des Moines police. He was a member of the Iowa National Guard.
A department spokesperson said that both officers were "very well respected and committed to community service" and the fiery crash was perhaps the worst he's seen.
The officers were driving eastbound on the interstate when the vehicle they were traveling in was struck head on by a vehicle traveling the wrong way on the interstate. The 25-year-old male driver has been arrested; he has a criminal record which includes several driving offenses.
http://fox2now.com/2016/03/26/four-peopl...-in-crash/