COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge set a $1 million bond Friday for a driver charged in a deadly Interstate 270 crash.
According to authorities, Jaricah Wright appeared in court Friday, where the judge ordered she not consume or possess drugs or alcohol. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 24.
Wright faces an aggravated vehicular homicide charge stemming from a multi-vehicle crash on I-270 near Georgesville Road early Monday, Columbus Police said. Police said she struck two vehicles stopped on the left shoulder, killing 45-year-old Jodi Tackett and seriously injuring another person.
Prosecutors argued for a $1 million cash surety bond, citing three prior OVIs in the last 10 years, with the most recent in 2024. They said suspended-license charges in that case were dismissed when Wright pleaded guilty to OVI.
Police said that in July 2020, Wright hit and killed a pedestrian and reported the man walked in front of her car. She was charged with driving on a suspended license; that charge was later dismissed, police said.