DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A truck driver that was indicted in a fatal Interstate 71 crash that killed a family and involved nine vehicles pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Modou Ngom, 50, of Columbus, appeared in Delaware County court Tuesday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to all seven counts he is facing. He was indicted on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of vehicular assault.
His earlier bond which was set at $500,000 remained and the last pre-trial date was scheduled for June 1. Ngom’s trial is currently slated to begin on June 23.
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Ngom was driving a semi-truck on April 11 at 6:30 p.m. on I-71 near the U.S. 36/State Route 37 interchange. A crash report said he was following to close to the car in front and failed to atop when approaching traffic…