DES MOINES, Iowa — Authorities have charged a driver following a crash that critically injured a motorcyclist on Wednesday night.
Des Moines Police and Fire crews responded at 8:28 p.m. near East 25th Street and East University Avenue, where a 2020 Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a 2005 Nissan Titan truck. According to police, the motorcyclist was traveling west on E. University Avenue when the truck, making a left turn from E. 25th Street, entered the roadway.
The motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries. The truck driver, Glen McWilliams, 60, of Des Moines, faces charges for Possession of a Controlled Substance (3rd or Subsequent Offense), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Driving with a Suspended License.
The crash occurred shortly after a vigil for 26-year-old Luke Miller, who was killed in a motorcycle accident over the weekend.
The investigation is ongoing.