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Columbus Truck Driver Charged in Nine-Car I-71 Crash That Killed 3, Including Infant: What Columbus Families Need to Know The Tragedy on I-71: What Happened in Delaware County It was supposed to be an ordinary Saturday evening. Families were traveling northbound on Interstate 71 near the U.S. Route 36 interchange in Delaware County, Ohio. But at approximately 6:27 p.m. on April 12, 2026, everything changed in an instant. A 2006 Freightliner semi-truck, operated by 50-year-old Modou F. Ngom of Columbus, failed to stop for a line of traffic backed up within a construction zone. The semi slammed into the rear of several stopped vehicles, triggering a catastrophic chain reaction that involved nine vehicles in total. The victims—all residents of Ashley, Ohio—were traveling in a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado. Among them were a 37-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman, and their 1-year-old child. All three were killed. Their names have not yet been released pending notification of kin, but their loss leaves a void that no family should ever have to endure. Three other individuals involved in the collision sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to area hospitals for treatment. The northbound and southbound lanes of I-71 were shuttered for several hours…