Updated April 16, 2026, 3:09 p.m. ET
- A tractor-trailer driver has been indicted on multiple felony charges following a fatal nine-vehicle crash.
- The crash resulted in the deaths of a local veterinarian, her husband, and their 1-year-old son.
- Modou Ngom, 50, faces three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of vehicular assault.
The man driving a tractor-trailer that struck the back of a car, killing a local veterinarian and her family, has been indicted by a Delaware County grand jury.
According to records from Delaware County Common Pleas Court, three charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and four charges of vehicular assault were filed on April 16 against Modou Ngom, 50, of Columbus. All seven counts are felonies.
Ngom is accused of causing the fiery April 11 crash that involved nine vehicles. Lynnea Soposki, her husband, Luke, and the couple's 1-year-old son, Logan, died in the crash. Lynnea worked as a veterinarian at Muirfield Animal Hospital in Dublin. Luke worked as a chemist at Mettler-Toledo in Columbus and operated a craft beer company. In addition, the couple operated an apiary and sold honey.
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Court records say Ngom, who was driving a 2006 Freightliner tractor-trailer north on Interstate 71, did not brake or try to take any evasive action before slamming into a car in front of him, pushing that car into others and then across multiple lanes of traffic near the U.S. 36/Route 37 interchange.
At least one of the vehicles burst into flames.
A witness estimated, according to court records, Ngom had been traveling about 70 mph at the time of the crash.
The aggravated vehicular homicide charges filed against Ngom in the indictment accuse him of operating his vehicle recklessly, which Ohio law defines as operating a vehicle with a disregard for safety. Those three charges are third-degree felonies, which have a maximum possible sentence of five years each in prison if convicted.
The vehicular assault charges, which identify four other people hurt in the crash by their initials, also accuse Ngom of operating the tractor-trailer recklessly. Those are fourth-degree felonies with a maximum possible sentence of 18 months in prison each.
Ngom operated his own trucking company and was the sole driver, according to records reviewed by The Dispatch.
Ngom is currently being held in the Delaware County jail in lieu of a $500,000 bond. He will appear for an arraignment on the indictment in the coming days but a date has not yet been scheduled.
Reporter Bethany Bruner can be reached at bbruner@dispatch.com.