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(Des Moines, Iowa) A Des Moines man, has been charged with multiple traffic-related violations in a fatal crash in October on Army Post Road.
Police say 28-year-old Ryan Rench is charged with Unsafe Passing, Causing Death-two counts, and Serious Injury.
Rench has a pending court date January 16th.
Police say Rench was driving a red dodge pick-up truck in the 36-hundred block of SE Army Post Road, at approximately 1:30 p.m. October 21st. Witnesses told police the truck entered oncoming traffic during an attempt to pass other vehicles, and collided with a Honda S-U-V.
Rench was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Fifty-six-year-old Kathryn Kinley of Des Moines who was driving the S-U-V, was killed in the crash, as well as one of her passengers, 13-year old Nariyo Lee of Des Moines. Twelve-year-old Kaden Kinley was injured in the crash.