A driver was charged in a wrong-way crash that killed one person and injured her and another driver, Columbus police said.
Police said Xiaoke Fan, 30, was driving a white Mercedes Benz south in the northbound lanes of State Route 315 near Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center on Columbus’ North Side on May 4, according to a Columbus police news release.
Fan’s vehicle hit a black Mercedes Benz that was northbound in the correct lanes at 10:11 p.m., police said. A passenger in the black Mercedes, Kaitlyn Spahr, 30, was critically injured.
Spahr was taken to Wexner Medical Center, where she died at 10:51. Spahr was an assistant city prosecutor at the Columbus City Attorney’s Office.
Fan and the driver of the black Mercedes were also taken to Wexner Medical Center in critical condition.
Police said Fan was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.
Anyone with information about the crash may contact the Accident Investigation Unit at 614-645-4767 or provide an anonymous tip to the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-4777.
Public safety and breaking news reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus assistant city prosecutor dies in Route 315 wrong-way crash
Reporting by Bailey Gallion, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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