10-02-2025
Victim killed in Polk County crash identified as Des Moines woman
POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A woman who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 141 over the weekend has been identified.
Shortly before 9 a.m. on Sunday the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a crash near the 12100 block of Highway 141. When first responders arrived at the scene they found a single vehicle that had crashed into the west ditch and hit a tree.
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According to the sheriff's office, evidence collected so far indicates the vehicle was traveling southbound on Highway 141 when the driver lost control, entered the west ditch, and hit the tree.
On Monday the sheriff's office identified the driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, as 26-year-old Kayla Breanne Frommelt of Des Moines. She died from her injuries at the scene.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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