I have not posted here in a while but this story might make you think twice before you stop on an entrance ramp.
I did not think if you were pulled over on an entrance ramp and a car crashes into you, you could face manslaughter charges.
1 dead in car-semi crash
HARMONY TWP., Clark County — A Columbus man was killed Sunday, March 21, when the vehicle he was driving struck the back of a semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 70 near Harmony.
Thomas Callaway, 39, was entering the eastbound ramp onto the highway from U.S. 40, near mile-marker 62, when his car ran into the back of the semi, which was stopped on the entrance ramp, said Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Vee Witcher Jr.
The driver of the semi, Senad Basic, 49, of Vermont told troopers he had been traveling eastbound on I-70 when he struck a bird.
He said he pulled over onto the entrance ramp to check for damage to his truck.
As Callaway’s vehicle merged onto the highway, it struck the back of the semi and burst into flames. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Basic, who was not injured, was cited for prohibitions from parking on highways and vehicular manslaughter.
He voluntarily submitted to both blood and urine samples with results pending.
The accident is still under investigation.
By Kelly Mori, Staff Writer