DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO — New information from federal investigators shows the truck driver accused in a deadly Interstate 71 construction zone crash that killed a family of three had been cited for a brake-related violation just three weeks before the wreck.
The April 11 crash happened on I-71 in Delaware County when truck driver Modou Ngom slammed into stopped traffic, triggering a nine-vehicle chain-reaction crash. Prosecutors said Ngom did not touch the brakes before impact.
Brake Issues Cited Before and After Crash
Ngom has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of vehicular assault.
Following the deadly crash, investigators cited Ngom for an air reservoir that had come loose from his brake system.
Federal investigators now say Ngom was also cited in Kansas three weeks before the fatal wreck for a brake violation involving a malfunctioning ABS warning light, which is designed to alert drivers to braking system failures.
The new information comes after investigators also found that Ngom had previously been convicted of driving an “unsafe vehicle” in connection with a 2024 crash involving a drive shaft malfunction.
Prior Crash Not in Federal Records
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the May 2024 crash was reported to state agencies but was not included in federal FMCSA records.
“The OSHP crash in May 2024 was not reported to FMCSA,” the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
OSHP said federal reporting rules require a commercial crash to be reported if it is fatal, causes serious injuries, or if the commercial vehicle is towed.
“The crash report from 2024 states that the commercial vehicle was not towed,” OSHP said.
Authorities said the commercial vehicle was moved with assistance from a responding wrecker but was not officially towed from the scene.
“We also checked the CAD incident recall, it identifies the commercial vehicle, through assistance of the responding wrecker, completed a slow roll to the pull off,” OSHP said. “The driver declined the responding wrecker agency and opted to make his own arrangements.”
OSHP said the crash report reflected what the trooper observed and could verify.
“The crash report reflects what the trooper observed and can verify, which was that the commercial vehicle was located at the pull off at the conclusion of the crash investigation,” OSHP said.
Deadly I-71 Crash Killed Family of Three
The April 11 crash killed three members of the Soposki family: 37-year-old Luke Soposki, 36-year-old Lynnea Soposki, and their 1-year-old son, Logan.
Three others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the nine-vehicle wreck.
Ngom has also been accused of using fraudulent identities for about 30 years to obtain IDs and commercial driver’s licenses in the United States.
The case remains active as Ngom awaits further court proceedings.
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