A bicyclist died Friday night in West Des Moines after he was struck by a motorist who blew a .363 for breath alcohol content.
Brian James Kirkman, 42, of 3808 79th St., Urbandale, was charged with homicide by vehicle-OWI and second-offense OWI.
The 57-year-old male bicyclist from Des Moines “was following Iowa Code Chapter 321.397” when he was killed about 10 p.m. Friday in the 9600 block of Raccoon River Drive in West Des Moines, according to court records.
After Kirkman “unintentionally caused the death of another person” by striking him with a 2002 Pontiac Bonneville and then failed field sobriety tests, he told law enforcement officers that “he just wanted to go to jail,” according to court records.
A preliminary breath test was administered to Kirkman at the scene, resulting in a blood alcohol contest result of .363%.
Kirkman was held in the Dallas County Jail on a $25,000 cash or surety bond. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing July 12 in Dallas County District Court.
Kirkman was convicted of first-offense OWI in 2011 in Polk County District Court.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
