Driver who stopped on I-71 before exit charged in three-car wreck
Columbus police confirmed to NBC4 that the driver of a red vehicle that stopped in the middle of the highway, which led to a three-car wreck behind the vehicle, has been charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle with willful and wanton disregard for safety.
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The crash occurred on April 30 before 5:30 p.m. on I-71 south approaching the Interstate 670 exit. A red vehicle came to a complete stop in the middle lane after missing the intended exit, leading a black vehicle and a white vehicle to stop behind the red vehicle in the same lane.
A large silver vehicle driving in the same lane rear-ended the white vehicle, which then crashed into the black vehicle. The red vehicle is then seen immediately after the chain reaction crash driving away into the exit lane towards I-670.
WATCH: Three-car wreck on I-71 behind stopped car
'Actions like the one in the video are extremely dangerous to yourself and other drivers,' wrote ODOT in a social media post.
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