DES MOINES, Iowa —

An Albia man faces additional charges, including vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, following a deadly motorcycle crash that killed a Des Moines East High School student in September.

Kaelin Meinders, 23, had previously been charged with reckless driving, driving while barred and no insurance, causing a crash.

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Deputies say Meinders was riding a motorcycle when he crashed into 15-year-old Santiago “Santi” Rhone in the 4900 block of Northeast 29th Street, just southeast of the East Mixmaster. Rhone was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Meinders was hospitalized following the wreck. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says he turned himself in early Wednesday. He also faces a weapons charge after court recor

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