Truck driver Modou Ngom sentenced to over 20 years for fatal Delaware County I-71 crash
A judge ordered the prison term following Ngom's conviction on eight felony counts in an April chain-reaction wreck that killed a family of three.
A Delaware County judge has sentenced commercial truck driver Modou Ngom to serve more than 20 years in prison for causing a fatal, fiery crash on Interstate 71, following a guilty verdict in the case.
Court proceedings concluded on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, when a jury reached a verdict finding Ngom guilty on all eight charges he faced. Jurors convicted Ngom on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and five counts of vehicular assault.
The charges stemmed from an April 11, 2026, wreck when Ngom drove into standstill traffic in a construction zone, triggering a chain reaction crash involving multiple vehicles. The collision killed Lynnea and Luke Soposki and their 1-year-old son, Logan.
In court, jurors heard about other victims caught up in the crash, including John and Kirsten Ayres, who were heading home from a birthday party when the collision sent Kirsten Ayres, who was days away from giving birth to a baby boy, into surgery where she delivered her son by emergency C-section.
A couple passed the truck near the Gemini exit after it was swerving between lanes. One witness said that while passing him, they noticed what appeared to be a black tablet with a bright pink or red border propped up on the windshield above the steering wheel.
First responders described the road as flat, long, and straight, allowing for full visibility ahead. Ramirez testified that there was fire everywhere and smoke everywhere as fire crews worked to put out the flames. Ngom claimed that someone in front of him lost control and denied being distracted by a cell phone or radio. Records also showed that weeks before the crash, Ngom was cited for an air brake violation.
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Truck driver to serve over 20 years after deadly, fiery I-71 crash
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A Delaware County judge has sentenced commercial truck driver Modou Ngom to serve more than 20 years in prison for causing a fatal, fiery crash on Interstate 71, following a guilty verdict in the case.
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Truck driver to serve over 20 years after deadly, fiery I-71 crash
A Delaware County judge has sentenced commercial truck driver Modou Ngom to serve more than 20 years in prison for causing a fatal, fiery crash on Interstate 71, following a guilty verdict in the case.
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Two months after a jury reached a guilty verdict in the case against a truck driver who caused a deadly chain-reaction crash on Interstate 71 in Delaware County, a judge issued a sentence. In September, Modou Ngom was found guilty on all eight charges following a crash in April in which
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Court proceedings concluded on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, when a jury reached a verdict finding Ngom guilty on all eight charges he faced.
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In court, jurors heard about other victims caught up in the crash, including John and Kirsten Ayres, who were heading home from a birthday party when the collision sent Kirsten Ayres, who was days away from giving birth to a baby boy, into surgery where she delivered her son by emergency C-section.
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In court, jurors heard more about other victims caught up in the crash, including John and Kirsten Ayres, who were heading home from a birthday party. Kirsten Ayres was just days away from giving birth to a baby boy when the crash sent her into the operating room, where she delivered her son by emergency C-section.
Man found guilty on eight charges in Delaware County fatal crash
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Court proceedings concluded on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, when a jury reached a verdict finding Ngom guilty on all eight charges he faced.
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A verdict was reached in the trial of Modou Ngom, who was found guilty of all eight charges he faced for causing a deadly chain-reaction crash in April in Delaware County. Court proceedings concluded Friday afternoon with Ngom being found guilty of three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and five counts
Semi driver sentenced for Delaware County I-71 crash that killed family of 3
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Jurors convicted Ngom on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and five counts of vehicular assault.
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Ngom was found guilty by a jury in September on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and five counts of vehicular assault for the April 11 crash.
The charges stemmed from an April 11, 2026, wreck when Ngom drove into standstill traffic in a construction zone, triggering a chain reaction crash involving multiple vehicles.
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Ngom was found guilty by a jury in September on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and five counts of vehicular assault for the April 11 crash.
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The charges stemmed from an April 11, 2026, wreck when Ngom drove into standstill traffic in a construction zone, triggering a chain reaction crash involving multiple vehicles.
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Prosecutors say Ngom did not brake and drove into standstill traffic in a construction zone, triggering a chain reaction crash involving multiple vehicles.
The collision killed Lynnea and Luke Soposki and their 1-year-old son, Logan.
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The crash killed Lynnea Soposki, Luke Soposki and their 1-year-old son, Logan.
Records also showed that weeks before the crash, Ngom was cited for an air brake violation.
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A couple passed the truck near the Gemini exit after it was swerving between lanes.
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The couple passed the truck near the Gemini exit after it was swerving between lanes.
One witness said that while passing him, they noticed what appeared to be a black tablet with a bright pink or red border propped up on the windshield above the steering wheel.
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“I looked at him as we were passing him and I noticed above the steering wheel, propped up on the windshield, what appeared to be a tablet,” one witness said. “It was black with a bright pink or red border.”
First responders described the road as flat, long, and straight, allowing for full visibility ahead.
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First responders described the road as flat, long, and straight, allowing for full viability ahead.
Ramirez testified that there was fire everywhere and smoke everywhere as fire crews worked to put out the flames.
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“There was fire everywhere and smoke everywhere. I saw fire crews working to put out the flames,” Ramirez said.
Ngom claimed that someone in front of him lost control and denied being distracted by a cell phone or radio.
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Ngom told Reidenbach that someone in front of him lost control, causing him to crash.
Ngom claimed that someone in front of him lost control and denied being distracted by a cell phone or radio.
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“What were you distracted by, anything? Nothing. No? You weren't using your cell phone? No, no, no. Were you looking at the radio or anything? No.”