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Motorcyclist killed in wrong-way crash had nearly triple legal blood alcohol: autopsy
A motorcyclist who was killed in a wrong-way crash earlier this month had nearly triple the legal amount of alcohol permitted by Ohio law in his system, according to a report from the Franklin County Coroner's Office. Isaiah Allen, 34, died in a July 7 crash at 12:07 a.m. along State Route 161 near Little Turtle Road on Columbus' Northeast Side, The Dispatch previously reported. Allen, who was driving a 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600, drove westbound in the eastbound lanes of State Route 161 and into the front passenger side of a 2022 Honda Accord traveling eastbound, police said. The Honda was driving the posted speed limit of 65 mph, according to a Columbus police crash report. A laboratory report accompanying the coroner's autopsy report said that at the time of his death, Allen had an ethanol or blood alcohol content of .229% — nearly triple the legal limit of 0.08% under the Ohio Revised Code. A person with a BAC of .20 more than this amount means they are too intoxicated to drive. After colliding with the Honda, Allen was immediately ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner's report noted that his right leg and right arm were amputated in the crash. Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Coroner: Motorcyclist killed in wrong-way crash was intoxicated
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09-07-2025
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Person killed in shooting outside Target store in the Polaris area
Columbus police are investigating after one person was fatally shot outside a Target store in the Polaris area. Police received a call reporting that a person had been shot at around 6:10 p.m. on July 9 at the Target store located at 1485 Polaris Parkway, according to a police dispatcher. Responding officers found a victim inside a black sedan suffering from at least one gunshot wound. They were later pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 6:19 p.m., the dispatcher said. Homicide Unit detectives have been called to scene, where at least one shell casing was recovered and window glass was found at the scene. No information about suspects was immediately available. This is a breaking news story. Check back at for more updates. Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Person killed in shooting at Target store in Polaris
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08-07-2025
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Most fatal crashes in Ohio over Independence Day weekend involved failure to wear seat belts
A majority of the 10 fatal traffic crashes reported over the Independence Day weekend in Ohio involved motorists not using seatbelts s, according to data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Ten people were killed in as many traffic crashes across the state between July 3 and July 6, the patrol reported in a July 7 news release. Out of the 10 deaths, eight involved crashes with other vehicles while two of the deaths involved pedestrians being struck by vehicles, according to OSHP. Out of the seven crashes involving vehicles where OSHP reports seat belts were available, six of the fatalities involved a lack of safety belt usage, said OSHP. Throughout the same reporting period, troopers issued 2,286 safety belt and child safety seat citations, the OSHP reported. Troopers also arrested 404 people for impaired driving and 73 people for drug-related charges. Troopers responded to 482 crashes and provided assistance to 2,012 motorists. The 10 reported fatalities in 2025 are a decrease from the previous year. In 2024, 18 people were killed during the Independence Day holiday period, which extended an extra day from July 3-7, according to data from OSHP. Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ten killed in fatal crashes in Ohio over Independence Day weekend
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04-07-2025
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Police: 1 dead, 5 wounded in mass shooting at house party on Columbus' Southeast Side
One person is dead and five other people were wounded in a mass shooting at a house party in the early hours of July 4 on Columbus' Southeast Side. A Columbus police dispatcher said that police received a report of a shooting at 2:40 a.m. in the 800 block of Wilson Avenue, just south of Livingston Avenue. The dispatcher said that a total of six people were shot after an altercation at a house party erupted into gunfire. When officers arrived at the home, they found several people suffering from gunshot wounds. Columbus Division of Fire medics transported one of the victims to a local hospital, where they later died at 3:09 a.m., the dispatcher said. Other victims were either taken by Columbus Division of Fire medics to other hospitals or showed up at different hospitals. Their injuries were not life-threatening, the dispatcher said. Other details regarding the shooting, including possible suspects, were not immediately available. Columbus police homicide detectives continue to investigate. Authorities will identify the victim who died at the hospital once they have notified the family. Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Southeast Side mass shooting: 1 person killed, 5 others injured
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25-06-2025
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Heat advisory extended to June 27 as series of pop-up storms move through central Ohio
As a series of pop-up storms move through central Ohio this afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service has extended a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Friday, June 27, because of forecasted high daytime heat indexes and overnight lows. The storms had knocked out power to more than 1,225 AEP Ohio customers in Upper Arlington and Columbus' Northwest Side, as well as more than 350 in Reynoldsburg and another 225 in Columbus' German Village area as of 4:45 p.m., according to the utility's outage map. While power was restored to all but a few customers in Upper Arlington and Columbus' Northwest Side as of 5:20 p.m., the outage map indicated the outages in German Village and Reynoldsburg continued. Meanwhile, the weather service has also issued a flood advisory for Delaware and Franklin counties as the passing storms are expected to dump heavy rain, potentially causing minor flooding. The advisory is scheduled to expire at 6:30 p.m. Some areas that may experience minor flooding include Columbus, Dublin, Westerville, Upper Arlington, Hilliard, Worthington, Polaris, and Clintonville. The storms have already dumped between 1½ and 3 inches of rain, the weather service said. Additional rainfall amounts of up to an inch are also possible. The weather service also extended the heat advisory until 8 p.m. June 27, as heat index values are expected to be in the upper 90s to the lower 100s the next two days, the weather service said. In addition, central Ohioans can expect no relief after the sun goes down as nighttime air temperatures ar not expected to drop below 75 degrees. The heat advisory began Sunday, June 22, and was originally supposed to end at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 25 until it was extended to Friday. The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) announced late afternoon on June 25 that it will continue to suspend fares system-wide through Friday, June 27, as a result of the weather service extending the heat advisory in Franklin County. Fares have been suspended since Sunday, June 22 when the heat advisory first began. COTA suspends fares on all transit vehicles on all routes when the weather service issues either a heat or cold advisory or warning due to extreme temperatures. The extension of the heat advisory comes as more than 100 people in Columbus have become sick from heat-related illnesses, The Dispatch previously reported. On June 24, more than 2,100 residents living on parts of the city's Northeast and North Central sides were affected by power outages. Power was eventually restored around 11 a.m. on June 25 to a majority of customers, though over 200 remained without power at that time. That figure was down to 14 customers as of 4:45 p.m., according to AEP Ohio's online outage map. Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky. Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Despite passing storms, heat advisory extended to 8 p.m. June 27
