Woman killed, three injured in wrong-way driving accident on Columbus' east side

August 19, 2024
Madellina Monica
popnews

The driver of a car that Columbus police say caused a fatal head-on collision on Columbus' east side early Monday morning has been identified.

Samuel Beyene, 19, of Columbus's East Side, was driving a Dodge Charger with its headlights off and on the wrong side of the road at about 70 mph in a speed limit zone when he collided head-on with a Nissan Altima at 3:33 a.m. on East Livingston Avenue near the intersection with South Hamilton Road, according to a Columbus police report.

The driver of the other car and its only passenger, 32-year-old Deandra Brigham, were pronounced dead at the scene at 3:38 a.m. A police news release said the crash caused “catastrophic damage” and scattered debris across the roadway.

Beyene and his 19-year-old twin brother, the adult passenger, were taken by Columbus Division of Fire paramedics to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in critical condition, police reported. A 21-year-old male passenger who was in the back seat of the Challenger was taken to Mount Carmel East Hospital in serious condition.

A witness told police that the Dodge driven by Beyene was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of East Livingston Avenue with its headlights off when it collided head-on with Brigham's car.

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