DES MOINES — Des Moines police say an arrest has been made in the hit-and-run death of a 55-year-old man.
Reports of a person in the road in eastern Des Moines led officers early Saturday to the discovery of the body of Kenneth Leroy Wallace, of Des Moines. Police say it was clear Wallace had been hit by a vehicle, and officers found a license plate believed to be from a truck that hit him.
Police used tips to track down the truck, but didn’t initially find its driver.
But by late Saturday afternoon, police announced the arrest of 20-year-old Ashley Kay Brown, of Des Moines. She has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and not having insurance.