A woman was killed in a fatal crash on Interstate 71, and two other people were injured, Columbus police said.
About 9 p.m. May 4, Kenyota Broomfield, 32, was driving a Lexus ES on I-71 South, just north of East 11th Avenue, on Columbus’ North Side, according to a Columbus police news release.
Police alleged she was driving erratically and weaving in and out of traffic when she hit a Honda Accord.
The Lexus went off the side of the road and up an embankment, causing the car to roll several times before landing upside down, according to the news release. Broomfield died at the scene.
The Honda Accord hit a guardrail on the right side of the road. A man and a woman were taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in stable condition, police said.
The Columbus Division of Police Accident Investigation Unit is investigating the crash. Anyone with information about it may contact the unit at 614-645-4767 or provide an anonymous tip to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
Public safety and breaking news reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Woman killed, two others injured in crash on I-71 in Columbus
Reporting by Bailey Gallion, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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