(Des Moines, IA) -- Des Moines Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that killed a teenager early Saturday morning.
Police say the 19-year old driver was traveling at a high rate of speed on the I-235 westbound exit ramp at 19th street when he lost control and crashed.
The driver was thrown from the motorcycle, which caught fire when it came to a stop.
This is the fourth fatal accident in Des Moines this year.