DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI] — A 66-year old Des Moines woman was killed in a crash that happened early Thanksgiving morning. Des Moines police say it happened just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday at Southeast 8th Street and Emma Avenue. Police say an officer tried to pull over a driver with suspected fraudulent license plates near SE 5th Street and Hughes Avenue. The 46-year-old driver then took off along Southeast 8th Street. According to investigators, about 36 seconds after the chase started, the crash happened as the driver was trying to make a turn before crashing into a ditch on Emma Avenue.

The driver and a female passenger were taken to the hospital. The man is in serious condition and the woman, identified as 66-year-old Connie Allison, of Des Moines, died. Police also say the driver has an active felony arrest warrant that’s unrelated to this incident.

The accident marked the city’s 17th traffic-related fatality so far in 2023.