Des Moines Police Officer Nearly Hit Head-On By Drunk Driver

Police Car Stopped on a Road at Night with Emergency Lights

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(Des Moines, IA) -- A Des Moines Police Officer was nearly hit head-on by a driver who is charged with O-W-I.

D-M-P-D says the officer and his patrol car was hit just after one on Friday morning in the 6200 block of SE 5th street, not far from Southridge Mall.

62-year-old Daniel Thornburg drove away from the scene after the crash but was arrested not long after.

He and the officer involved suffered minor injuries.


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