COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) – Two more people have died, making it three total, in the aftermath of a wrong-way, head-on collision that occurred in east Columbus early Monday morning.
According to an update from Columbus police the woman who was initially killed in the collision has been identified as 32-year-old Deandra Brigham. Officers arrived near the intersection of East Livingston Road and Burlington Avenue, where Brigham was pronounced dead at 3:38 a.m.
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Brigham was driving her blue 2010 Nissan Altima eastbound on East Livingston Ave. when 19-year-old Samuel Beyene was traveling westbound, but also in the eastbound lanes, in a red 2007 Dodge Charger. Police said Beyene did not have his headlights on as it was approaching Burlington Ave.
The front of the two vehicles collided head-on, killing Brigham. Beyene was taken to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 8:08 a.m. Monday morning. Joel Beyene, 19, a passenger in the Dodge, was also pronounced dead the following day at 1:26 p.m., and a third passenger remains hospitalized in stable condition.