6-year-old boy killed while playing in the yard when hit by driver Guadalupe Villa-Guzman, 44, in Des Moines, Iowa
Modified Date:
Mon, 04/11/2016 - 8:25amAccident Date:
Monday, June 1, 2015Des Moines police say child dies when pickup veers into yard
When he’s released, police say he’ll be charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving, reckless driving causing serious injury and driving while suspended.
Six-year-old Killed After Truck Crashes Through Fence
Police said it happened in 2600 block of Hickman Road. The Des Moines Police Department said a pickup truck rear-ended a mini van and veered off the road. The truck then crashed through a fence, traveled through a yard where two children were playing and went down a ditch. One child was pinned underneath the vehicle and died.
Man Accused of Killing Six-Year-Old Makes First Court Appearance
Guadalupe Villa-Guzman is charged with vehicular homicide, reckless driving and driving while suspended.
Driver sentenced in fatal backyard trampoline crash
Court records show Guadalupe Villa-Guzman was given five years in prison after pleading guilty March 22 to involuntary manslaughter.
What do you want to do?
A driver will be charged with vehicular homicide after his pickup truck crashed through two fences and killed a 6-year-old boy who was playing on a backyard trampoline Monday. The pickup driven by 44-year-old Guadalupe Villa-Guzman rear-ended another vehicle and then exited the roadway, crashed through two fences, and hit a trampoline on which two children were playing. Police say Villa-Guzman was hospitalized for a medical issue.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Guadalupe Villa-Guzman
City:
Des Moines, IACounty:
Polk County, IAArea:
Des Moines-Ames, IA
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