Driver allegedly attempts to break out of Crow Tow lot, leaving one seriously injured
A woman attempting to break her car out of a Crow Tow lot without paying has been arrested for seriously injuring a pedestrian with her car and driving away.
Anjlena Achwiel, 18, of Des Moines went to a Crow Tow lot located at 826 SE 21st St. on Wednesday morning to retrieve her car after it had been towed from a parking complex, according to Sgt. Paul Parizek of the Des Moines Police Department. Achwiel attempted to free her car from the fenced-in lot without paying, the release stated.
"Achwiel began to drive her vehicle, from the storage area, ramming it through two secured fences. As she rammed through the second gate, the gate struck the nearby pedestrian," Sgt. Paul Parizek said in a news release.
Achwiel fled the scene before police arrived at approximately 10:40 a.m., according to the release. Police found a 48-year-old female suffering from serious head injuries. Medical personnel transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where she is currently in critical, but stable, condition, according to Parizek.
Police found Achwiel's vehicle at 5:50 a.m. on Friday in the 4200 block of Park Avenue, according to Parizek. Police arrested Achwiel and charged her with four separate felonies: one count of serious injury by vehicle, one count of first-degree criminal mischief, one count of second-degree criminal mischief and one count of leaving the scene of a serious injury accident.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to Parizek.
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Francesca Block is a breaking news reporter at the Des Moines Register. Reach her at FBlock@registermedia.com or on Twitter at @francescablock3.
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