Fatal motorcycle crash in Polk County
October 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson
(Des Moines, Iowa) – A man on a motorcycle died early Friday morning, during a collision with a pickup truck in Des Moines. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2015 BMW motorcycle operated by 26-year-old Daytin J. Bernal, of Waukee, was traveling east on Hickman Road at around 6:50-a.m., Friday, and a 2018 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 54-year-old Carlos E. Gonzalez, of Des Moines, was traveling south across Hickman Road from Marbella. Gonzales had the green light.
When Bernal failed to respond to his steady red light traffic signal and did not stop, his motorcycle crossed in front of the pickup and was hit broadside. Following the collision, the motorcycle and Bernal traveled off the road to the southeast. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash remained under investigation.