(Des Moines, IA) — Des Moines police report a 21-year-old man has died while crashing his car into a house on the city’s south side. The accident happened at about 1:00 a-m Sunday. Police say Jose Fernando Jimenez Junior lost control, hit a utility pole, and sheared it off. The impact launched the car into the air until it hit the house. Investigators say excessive speed was a factor in the wreck that happened along a street with a 30-mile-per-hour speed limit. The debris field was reportedly 50 yards long. People inside the home weren’t injured. The two utility poles that were damaged were replaced.
