COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A one-vehicle, serious-injury crash closed a portion of eastbound Interstate 270 for several hours Tuesday evening.
The following information was taken from an official release.
The Franklin County sheriff’s office continued to investigate a one-vehicle, serious-injury crash that happened on I-270 eastbound at US. Route 23 at about 5:53 p.m.
That’s on the city’s South Side.
A 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt lost control and drove more than 1,000 feet in the grass median before colliding head-on with a steel support pole for a traffic sign.
The vehicle caught fire after the crash.
Bystanders pulled 31-year-old Jeremy M. Stackhouse from the burning vehicle.
Stackhouse of Wilmington was transported to Grant Medical Center with serious injuries.
Seat belt usage was unknown.
Excessive speed was a factor in the crash, deputies said. A possible medical condition before the crash also might have been a factor. Alcohol and/or drugs were not suspected currently.
I-270’s eastbound lanes were partially closed during the investigation and clean up. The freeway was reopened completely around 8 p.m.
The crash remained under investigation.
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