DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A driver has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide following a Des Moines collision in which two men died, police said.
The crash occurred around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, when a southbound car struck an eastbound car that had just entered the roadway, police said.
Two men in the eastbound car died after being rushed to a hospital, police said. They’ve been identified as Mauricio Ruiz Quintana, 26, and Brayan Martinez Ruiz, 22. They lived in Windsor Heights.
The other driver has been identified as Alejandro Contreras, 23. Polk County Jail records said Friday that he remained in custody. Court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.
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