Records reveal new details about driver charged in deadly I-71 crash

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Records are revealing new details about the semi-truck driver charged in the deadly Interstate 71 crash on April 11. 50-year-old Madou Ngom is facing several felony charges, including three counts of vehicular homicide. Police say he failed to stop while approaching a traffic backup, causing a nine-vehicle crash. Lynnea Soposki, 36, and Luke Soposki, 37, along with their 1-year-old son, Logan, died in the crash. Three others were severely injured and taken to the hospital. Documents show Ngom has been a commercial driver in Ohio since at least 2007. He currently holds a valid Ohio commercial driver’s license (CDL). State business records show Ngom owns his own company, MFW Carrier, where he is the only driver. The business has been registered in Ohio with a Columbus address since 2013. His driving record from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) shows a few traffic citations, dating back to 2007. An incident report says Ngom got a ticket in 2024 from driving an ‘unsafe vehicle’ with ‘defective equipment’ in Delaware County. His tractor-trailer lost a piece of equipment that hit a car driving behind him. The other driver involved was not injured. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records show Ngom’s company reported a crash in 2025. Crash records show his trailer flipped on its side because of high winds. No other vehicles were involved in the incident. The other convictions on Ngom’s driving record are from more than ten years ago – speeding violations in 2007 and 2011, then a failure to control violation in 2012. A spokesperson with the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office told NBC4 they weren’t aware of any criminal history besides the traffic citations. Ngom was indicted on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of vehicular assault in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday. The aggravated vehicular homicide charges carry a mandatory prison sentence of one to five years each. In the state’s bond recommendation, prosecutors say crash video from the Ohio Department of Transportation shows Ngom “made no effort to brake or take evasive action before the crash.” A Delaware County judge set his bond at $500,000. Ngom will appear in court again on Tuesday, April 21, where he will be formally read his charges. He is expected to enter a plea at that time.