COLUMBUS, OH, (April 11, 2026) – A multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck claimed the lives of a family of three Saturday evening in Columbus, authorities said.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 2006 Freightliner tractor-trailer traveling northbound on Interstate 71 failed to slow for stopped traffic in a construction zone near U.S. 36 at approximately 6:30 p.m. The truck struck multiple vehicles, triggering a chain-reaction crash involving nine vehicles, several of which caught fire.
Lynnea Soposki, 36, Luke Soposki, 37, and their 1-year-old son Logan, all of Ashley, were traveling in a Chevrolet Silverado and were killed in the collision. Three additional individuals sustained injuries.
The 50-year-old Columbus man driving the truck was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. The crash remains under investigation.
