Des Moines man faces drunk driving charge after downtown Iowa City crash

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5/17/26

A central Iowa man faces a drunk driving charge after allegedly crashing his car in downtown Iowa City overnight.

Iowa City Police say they observed a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander crash into a pole at the intersection of Gilbert and Burlington Streets at 12:45 Sunday morning. The driver, 22-year-old Barifodum Adoobe of Des Moines, reportedly showed signs of intoxication and provided a breath alcohol level of .190%.

Adoobe is charged with Operating While Intoxicated.