March 29, 2024

Newton man killed in motorcycle accident in Des Moines

DES MOINES (AP) — Des Moines police say an Iowa man killed in a weekend motorcycle crash wasn’t wearing a helmet.

Police say 29-year-old Shawn Sabin, of Newton was killed Saturday when he ran into a sport utility vehicle that turned in front of him to enter a parking lot.

The accident happened shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday near a Hy-Vee grocery store.

Police Sgt. Jason Halifax says Sabin was unresponsive after the accident and died later at a Des Moines hospital.

No one in the SUV was injured.

Police will continue investigating the crash.