Vehicle crashes into traffic on I-71 northbound, Columbus OH

Traffic

Reported: 10/31/2025 11:20 PM

I-71, Columbus, OH

A vehicle crashed while driving the wrong way on I-71 northbound near 11th Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The accident involved one person who was unresponsive but not trapped in the vehicle.

Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide

02:10

Transcript:

00:00

I'm going to have a 10-5[1] right here at 71 and near 11th that's going to be just north of the ramp.

00:10

Okay, I can go to Max. Are you?

00:13

Joker, are you on the southbound side?

00:17

Yeah, I need somebody go to fifth.

00:19

It's going to be in the number one lane.

00:22

So that traffic comes up pretty heavy.

00:28

Good doubt.

00:31

6.2.E, northbound or southbound?

00:35

Okay,

00:38

now Jim, coming up on them is northbound.

00:42

Yeah, you tell me one northbound, just north of 11.

00:53

6.20 on them.

00:58

We're going to 71 northbound north of 11th. Channel 6.

01:08

You've got a wrong way driver that's turned into a 5. It's going to be 71 northbound,

01:13

just north of 11th.

01:18

In rail 161 on New Albany.

01:25

621 channel 6. I'm code one. I'm going around from the west side.

01:28

I copy, thank you.

01:34

Okay, Telker, can we get to it from 11th or do we have to go to 5th?

01:40

Can we get to it from 11th and you can't stop cars that we need to be able to get it from 5th? You're going to do that.

01:50

When we got cars coming from Seth, we're trying to slow-roll.

01:54

If it wasn't there, we have one on the slots in the car.

02:02

Is she trapped?

02:06

Negative, she's not trapped, but she's not responsive.

02:09

Okay, let it turn around.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-5: Relay a message

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