One dead, two injured in east Columbus crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One woman is dead and two other people are injured after a crash early Tuesday morning in east Columbus.
Columbus police said officers were alerted to the crash just before 1 a.m. at the intersection of Woodland Avenue and East 17th Avenue. Police said video footage showed a Ford going north on Woodland Ave. and enter the E. 17th Ave. intersection on a red light.
The Ford than tried to turn left and was t-boned by a Buick, which was going east on East 17th Ave. under a green light.
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The driver of the Ford, identified as 34-year-old Markeesha Waddell, was trapped inside the car and had to be extracted by Columbus firefighters. Waddell was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead at 1:43 a.m.
The female passenger of the Ford was taken to a hospital and remains in critical condition while the male driver of the Buick was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Police's Accident Investigation Unit is continuing to investigate the crash.