Columbus truck driver charged in nine-car I-71 crash that killed 3, including infant

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Columbus truck driver is facing vehicular homicide charges after a massive nine-vehicle pileup in a construction zone killed three people—including a 1-year-old child—on Interstate 71 Saturday evening.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that the crash occurred around 6:27 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-71 near the U.S. Route 36 interchange in Delaware County.

The driver of the semi-truck, Modou F. Ngom, 50, of Columbus, was taken into custody following the crash. He is currently being held at the Delaware County Jail on charges of vehicular homicide…

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