SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released new details surrounding a fatal crash involving three vehicles Sunday night in Delaware County.
According to an OSHP release, an investigation remains ongoing into a three-vehicle crash that killed one person and injured several others on Interstate 71 in Berkshire Township, near the Tanger Outlets and the U.S.-36/State Route 37 exit in Delaware County. For a previous report on this story, view the video player above.
At around 5 p.m. Sunday, troopers say a black Hyundai Tucson, driven by 35-year-old Michael Duncan, was heading north on I-71. Duncan reportedly lost control of the vehicle, veered across the median, overturned, struck the median cable barrier, and then hit a Chevrolet Silverado traveling in the southbound lanes head on.
Columbus gas prices drop to match national averageThe Hyundai came to rest in the middle of the southbound lanes, while the Chevrolet slid off the left side of the highway after impact.
One person was killed and four others hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash on I-71 near the Tanger Outlets, Jan. 12, 2025. (Courtesy/Ohio Department of Transportation)Duncan was pronounced dead at the scene. Two Hyundai passengers, a 38-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl, were hospitalized with serious injuries serious injuries, as were the driver and passenger of the Chevrolet.
A Toyota Tacoma, also heading southbound, was struck by debris during the crash. The driver and passenger were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The OSHP reported that Duncan was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, which caused all southbound lanes to close for approximately three hours. All others involved were wearing seatbelts, troopers said.
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Delaware Fire & EMS, BST&G Fire and EMS and the Ohio Department of Transportation all assisted the OSHP in responding to the crash. It is still unknown what led to Duncan losing control of the Hyundai.
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