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Jody Ponxs, 46, killed in car crash in Fourmile Creek near NE 54th Avenue and Berwick Drive in Polk County, Iowa

Date: 
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Area: 
Des Moines-Ames, IA

Two people injured when vehicle crashes into Des Moines River off of Interstate 80 in Des Moines, Iowa

Date: 
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Area: 
Des Moines-Ames, IA

Zachary Meacham, 17, killed when his truck crashes through barricades into creek in Guthrie Center, Iowa

Date: 
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Area: 
Des Moines-Ames, IA
An Iowa teenager died and his passenger was able to escape serious injury after their truck crashed through barricades and landed in a creek. Zachary Meacham, 17, of Guthrie Center, was killed in the crash Wednesday at Brushy Creek in Guthrie County. His passengers' condition wasn't immediately reported. The truck crashed into the barricades and drove off an 18-foot drop into the creek, landing upside down and submerged in water. Meacham was found deceased inside the vehicle. Police say he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. 

Matthew Blackford, 21, dies, after he becomes unresponsive after his jeep is stuck in a pool of water near Southwest 45th Street and Evergreen in Des Moines.

Date: 
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Area: 
Des Moines-Ames, IA
A Des Moines man is dead after his Jeep got stuck in a pool of water while off-roading Sunday night. It happened around 8:00 p.m. south of the Des Moines River near Southeast 45th Street and Evergreen. Police say 21-year-old Matthew Blackford got his Jeep stuck in a pool of water while off-roading with friends and when he tried to get out he fell in and became unresponsive. His friends got him out of the water and started CPR. Paramedics took Blackford to the hospital where he later died. Police took his three friends to the station for questioning.