Des Moines police have identified the person killed early Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash in the city's Mondamin Presidential Neighborhood.
Trayvon Cathren, 39, of Des Moines died when his SUV left the road and crashed into a tree at the intersection of 19th Street and Mondamin Avenue, according to a news release from Des Moines police.
Police responded to the area around 5:51 a.m., and Cathren was pronounced dead on the scene.
Excessive speed and failure to maintain control of the vehicle were significant contributing factors to the crash, according to the news release. Police also said Cathren was not wearing a seatbelt.