A motorcyclist died in a wrong-way crash on Columbus’ Northeast Side that left two others injured.
Isaiah Allen, 34, died in the crash that happened about 12:09 a.m. July 7 along State Route 161 near Little Turtle Road, Columbus police said. Allen drove westbound in the eastbound lanes of State Route 161 and crashed into a Honda Accord traveling east, police said.
The motorcycle struck the front passenger side of the Honda, and the impact threw Allen to the ground, according to police.
Paramedics pronounced Allen dead at the scene of the crash at 12:14 a.m. Two passengers traveling in the Honda were transported to Mount Carmel St. Ann’s hospital in stable condition.
The crash remains under investigation, and Columbus police have not disclosed why the motorcycle was traveling in the wrong direction on the highway.
Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Motorcycle driver killed, two hurt in wrong-way crash on State Route 161 in Columbus
Reporting by Bailey Gallion, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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