(Bettendorf, IA) — The driver of an S-U-V is facing multiple charges after hitting three pedestrians on a biking and walking path that connects Iowa and Illinois. Police in Bettendorf and Moline say the S-U-V drove onto the new bike/pedestrian trail that’s attached to the Interstate 74 bridge in the Quad Cities early Sunday. One of the three people who were hit has died while the other two were reportedly hospitalized in life-threatening conditions. No names were released. The driver faces charges of reckless homicide and aggravated D-U-I causing death.
One Dead After Driver Hits Pedestrians On New Quad Cities Trail
May 23, 2022 | 10:49 AM
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