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Cars and Deer Collide in Traffic Reports Last Week in Waukee

Waukee Police responded to three traffic accidents last week including a report of a vehicle vs. deer accident.

Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through June 15, the most recent available. Dates below are when the incident occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions.

June 11

A vehicle driven by Marjorie Alexander of Redfield was backing out of a parking space and struck a legally parked vehicle. Vehicle damage was estimated at $1,700.

June 15

A vehicle driven by Robert Thompson of Des Moines struck a deer near the intersection of Hickman and Alice's Roads. Vehicle damage was estimated at $1,600.

A vehicle driven by Daniel Sliefert of Alta was struck by a vehicle driven by Brandon Sprenger of Des Moines. Sprenger's vehicle was spun by the impact and was struck by a vehicle driven by Timothy Rosebeck of Waukee. Vehicle damage was estimated at $13,000. Sliefert was cited for failiure to obey a stop sign and yield the right of way.

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Julia Ziesman June 12, 2013 at 10:28 pm
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