Inset top, left to right: Luke Soposki, Logan Soposki, Lynnea Soposki (Dimbleby Funeral Homes). Inset bottom: Modou Ngom (Delaware County (Ohio) Jail).
Family members and survivors affected by a tragic multi-vehicle accident on a bustling Ohio highway are pointing fingers at a truck driver they accuse of inattention during a slowdown in traffic. The driver is now facing serious legal charges.
The incident took place on April 11, just before 6:30 p.m., when truck operator Modou Ngom allegedly initiated a devastating chain-reaction collision. This crash resulted in the deaths of three family members and left several others injured. Shortly after, Ngom—who reportedly sometimes uses the alias Lamine Gaye—was charged with three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of vehicular assault, all serious felonies, as reported by local CBS station WBNS.
Authorities claim Ngom failed to halt his truck as he approached congestion in a construction zone near the Tanger Outlets Columbus mall on I-71, close to the U.S. 36 and state Route 37 junction. Traffic footage reportedly depicts several cars moving slowly in the far-right lane, according to WBNS. A white semi-truck is then seen plowing into these vehicles, with at least one car erupting in flames upon impact. The truck is shown forcing at least two vehicles into the median, as detailed by the WBNS report.
The crash involved a total of nine vehicles, tragically claiming the lives of Luke Soposki, 37, Lynnea Soposki, 36, and their 1-year-old son Logan. In response, the Soposki family estate has initiated legal action against Ngom.
The lawsuit, filed by estate executor Vic Whitney, accuses the truck driver of demonstrating a “conscious disregard for the rights and safety” of others on the road, despite being aware of the high risk of causing significant harm. The complaint argues that Ngom’s negligence has inflicted “mental pain, grief, anguish, and emotional trauma” on the family, effects they are expected to endure long into the future.
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Another victim, Alyssa Harris, has also filed a lawsuit. She alleges that Ngom caused her and her family to experience “terror and conscious anguish, suffering and pain.” Her husband has also joined the lawsuit.
Officials said additional people were taken to nearby hospitals for serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
According to WBNS, authorities uncovered conflicting information related to Ngom’s identity in state and federal records. The Ohio Department of Public Safety says that evidence indicates Ngom used a fake name to get a new Ohio driver’s license around 2003, and, later, a commercial driver’s license in 2027.
He was reportedly naturalized as a U.S. citizen in the mid-2010s under the same alternate identity before apparently changing his name back to Modou Ngom in 2015, Ohio officials said.
Ngom’s bond was set at $500,000 and records indicate he is still at the Delaware County jail.