HILLIARD, OH : 83-year-old grandmother killed, 4 others injured in chain-reaction crash in Hilliard on Wednesday, 27th March 2019

An 83-year-old grandmother was killed and four others were injured on Tuesday in a chain-reaction crash at the intersection of Interstate 270 North and Cemetery Road in Hilliard.

The crash occurred at approximately 3:24 p.m. when a blue 2015 Volvo semi-truck, driven by Bakhadir Kuzikov, 57, of Dayton, was driving northbound on I-270 and exited the freeway at the Cemetery Road exit and failed to stop at the red light at the top of the ramp, according to the Hilliard Division of Police.

The semi struck a white 2006 Ford 500, which was stopped at the light.

Police have identified the driver as Sarah Popovich, 36, of Columbus, and the front-seat passenger as her grandmother, Charlotte Finck, 83, of Hilliard.

Because of the initial collision, the Ford 500 struck a grey 2011 Honda Odyssey, which was traveling on Cemetery Road through the intersection. The driver of the Odyssey has been identified as Jill Gillen, 45, of Upper Arlington.

The minivan then struck a grey 2014 Hyundai Tuscon, also traveling on Cemetery Road through the intersection. The driver of the Tuscon has been identified as Kimberly Vance, 58, of Columbus.

Popovich and Finck were transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital, where Finck was later pronounced dead.

Popovich remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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