Drivers Stranded on I-71 North in Central Ohio for Hours After Multiple Crashes

Drivers stranded for hours on Ohio highway after multiple crashes

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) – Multiple overnight crashes, including one involving two semitrailers in a construction zone, caused the closure of Interstate 71 North and over eight hours of gridlock traffic in Ohio. Due to several crashes, people were stuck on Interstate 71 North — beginning at State Route 38, and extending through U.S. Route 62 — for about eight hours, from 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, according to drivers at the scene…

Drivers stranded on I-71 North in central Ohio for hours after multiple crashes

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) – Multiple overnight crashes, including one involving two semi-trucks in a construction zone, caused the closure of Interstate 71 North in Ohio, with over eight hours of gridlock traffic. According to drivers at the scene, people were stuck on Interstate 71 North, beginning at State Route 38, through U.S. Route…

Motorists slept on Interstate 71 after semi crash closed highway for hours

A crash involving a semi-truck hauling 42,000 pounds of heavy duty truck axels near State Route 56 closed a large stretch of the roadway from 10:30 p.m. July 26 to about 6:30 a.m.

Crash involving semi closes lanes for hours on I-71 near Columbus

Headed to Columbus Thursday morning? Be prepared to find a route around a crash involving a semi-truck in Pickaway County.

Drivers stuck for hours on I-71 North outside Columbus after crash involving semi

All lanes were closed on Interstate 71 North outside Columbus for several hours after a crash involving a semitruck.

Complicated crash cleanup leaves drivers stranded on I-71 overnight

A complicated crash cleanup in an Ohio construction zone left drivers stranded on Interstate 71 for more than eight hours overnight.  A series of crashes occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, July 16th on northbound Interstate 71 just outside of Columbus, Ohio.  According to WJHL, two semi trucks collided in a narrow construction zone with no shoulder at the Madison and Pickaway county lines. A short time later, a second crash involvi…