A driver was killed the evening of Thursday, Oct. 1, after a utility truck left the roadway on the U.S. Route 23 South entrance ramp from Interstate 270 East in southern Franklin County.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened around 5:50 p.m. A 2024 Freightliner semi-tractor-trailer was stopped on the side of the ramp when a 2018 Chevrolet utility truck, heading south on the same ramp, veered off the road and through a ditch before striking the semi's trailer, according to 10TV/WBNS.
The Chevrolet's driver was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:06 p.m. The driver has not been publicly identified.
The Freightliner's driver was not injured. No other occupants were in either vehicle, the sheriff's office said.
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, Columbus Division of Police officers and Columbus Division of Fire medics assisted at the scene.
No cause has been released. The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the crash can contact the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Crash Investigation Unit at 614-525-6113.
