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Accident News Reports

• Portion of I-71 shut down following crash in Montgomery

  • I-71

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Jul 23, 2025 05:16am
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  A portion of Interstate 71 is shut down following a crash in Montgomery Wednesday morning. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, all northbound lanes are closed at Pfeiffer Road. Read More

• Details released on crashes that left drivers stuck on I-71 in central Ohio

  • I-71 Near Downtown C

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Jul 21, 2025 08:29am
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  The Ohio State Highway Patrol on Monday released more details about two crashes on Wednesday that shut down Interstate 71 in central Ohio and left drivers stranded for more than eight hours. Read More

• Multi-Vehicle Crash Including Semitruck on I-71 North Near Columbus Causes Hours-Long Traffic Standstill

  • Traffic Heavy

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Jul 18, 2025 1:50pm
  Multiple crashes on I-71 near Columbus, Ohio, including one involving a semi with axles, cause an overnight traffic standstill. Read More

• 'I ran out of water 8 hours ago' Drivers left sitting in traffic jam overnight after semi-truck accident on Ohio's I-71

  • Ohio
  • US 20

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Jul 18, 2025 07:42am
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  The agency told local WBNS that two different crashes happened at nearly the same time. Responders faced several consecutive challenges. Serious injuries, 42,000 lbs of commercial drivetrain parts ... Read More

• Driver recounts 8-hour night on I-71 after crash in Madison County

  • E State Highway 71

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 3:33pm
  A semitruck crash on I-71 North in Madison County left drivers stranded for more than eight hours Wednesday night. Read More

• 'It was miserable': Crashes leave drivers stuck on I-71 for 8 hours

  • I-71 N (mm 12)

  • source: Bing
  • 9 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 2:18pm
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  Multiple overnight crashes, including one involving two semi-trucks in a construction zone, caused the closure of Interstate 71 North and over eight hours of gridlock traffic. Read More

• 'Definitely frustrating': Driver recalls long night on I-71 after crash causes 8-hour backup

  • Ohio
  • US 62 Near Columbus

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 1:30pm
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  A semitruck crash on I-71 North in Madison County left drivers stranded for more than eight hours Wednesday night. Read More

• OSHP: 2 separate crashes shut down I-71 near Columbus for about 8 hours

  • US 71 Near Peculiar

  • source: Bing
  • 14 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 12:14pm
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  All lanes are closed on Interstate 71 North outside Columbus after a crash involving a semitruck. Several people said that they have been stuck on I-71 for hours. Read More

• Drivers stranded for hours on Ohio highway after multiple crashes

  • Ohio
  • Norton

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 08:15am
  Multiple overnight crashes, including one involving two semitrailers in a construction zone, caused the closure of Interstate 71 North and over eight hours of gridlock traffic. Read More

• Motorists slept on Interstate 71 after semi crash closed highway for hours

  • Ohio
  • Ashland
  • I-71

  • source: Bing
  • 25 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 04:35am
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  A crash involving a semi-truck hauling 42,000 pounds of heavy duty truck axels near State Route 56 closed a large stretch of the roadway from 10:30 p.m. July 26 to about 6:30 a.m. Read More

• TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash closes I-71 North

  • Ohio
  • 1-71

  • source: Bing
  • 12 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 04:26am
  Dozens of families were displaced from the Rainbow Terrace Apartments after an explosion on June 23 that caused one of the buildings to suffer major damage from the flames. Dozens of families were ... Read More

• Crash involving semi closes lanes for hours on I-71 near Columbus

  • I-71 Near Westfield

  • source: Bing
  • 11 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 03:14am
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  Headed to Columbus Thursday morning? Be prepared to find a route around a crash involving a semi-truck in Pickaway County. Read More

• Drivers stuck for hours on I-71 North outside Columbus after crash involving semi

  • Ohio
  • Ashland
  • I-71

  • source: Bing
  • 25 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 03:12am
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  All lanes are closed on Interstate 71 North outside Columbus after a crash involving a semitruck. Several people said that they have been stuck on I-71 for hours. Read More

• 2 separate crashes shut down I-71 near Columbus for about 8 hours, OSHP says

  • US 71 Near Peculiar

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 03:11am
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  The crash happened at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The closure was at state Route 38 / Midway / Bloomingburg. Read More

• Drivers stranded on I-71 North in central Ohio for hours after multiple crashes

  • Indiana
  • INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 4

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 02:45am
  Current traffic conditions in central Ohio WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) - Multiple overnight crashes, including one involving two semi-trucks in a construction zone, has caused the closure ... Read More

• Crash involving semi-trailer closes I-71 in Pickaway and Madison County

  • Ohio
  • Columbus
  • I-71

  • source: Bing
  • 31 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 02:30am
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  A crash on Interstate 71 northbound near Jeffersonville has all lanes closed on Thursday morning. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that there were two accidents near the Madison / Pickaway County ... Read More

• I-71 reopens after crash closes highway for more than seven hours

  • N-71

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Jul 17, 2025 02:30am
  All lanes on I-71 North at the SR-38 / Midway / Bloomingburg exit, near the Pickaway / Madison county line, were closed for more than seven hours. It took until just after 6 a.m. for the damaged trailer to ... Read More

• Driver who stopped on Ohio highway before multi-car pileup facing charges

  • Ohio
  • 5551 Transportation

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Jul 15, 2025 4:24pm
  The Ohio Department of Transportation shared video of the crash, in which a car can be seen stopping in the middle of I-71 and waiting for cars to pass so they can merge into an exit lane late. Read More

• Driver who stopped on I-71 before exit charged in three-car wreck

  • Ohio
  • I-71

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jul 15, 2025 3:41pm
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  Back in May, the Ohio Department of Transportation shared video from an Interstate 71 crash to warn drivers what not to do on the highway. Two months later, the driver that stopped in the middle ... Read More

Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 1 day ago

  TRIMARCTraffic

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash I-71/75 North at MM 187.0 Area of Dixie Highway in Kenton County. Left Shoulder and Left Lane Blocked. https://t.co/4WdiY2SLIj

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident cleared in #Kentucky on I-71/I-75 NB before Dixie Hwy/Ft Mitchell Exit 188, stop and go traffic back to Turfway Rd/Exit 182. Reported by Police #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident on right shoulder in #Kentucky on I-71/I-75 NB before Dixie Hwy/Ft Mitchell Exit 188, stop and go traffic back to Turfway Rd/Exit 182. Reported by Police #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident. Center lane blocked in #Kentucky on I-71/I-75 NB before Dixie Hwy/Ft Mitchell Exit 188, stop and go traffic back to Turfway Rd/Exit 182. Reported by Police #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 2 days ago

  TRIMARCTraffic

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash I-71/75 South at MM 186.6 Area of Buttermilk Pike in Kenton County. Left Shoulder and Left 2 lanes Blocked. https://t.co/dyUla0bVqH https://t.co/f6m9qUqi9t

• 2 days ago

  TRIMARCTraffic

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash I-71/75 South at MM 186.6 Area of Buttermilk Pike in Kenton County. Left Shoulder and Left Lane Blocked. https://t.co/dyUla0bVqH https://t.co/Lvmgxebjlh

• 3 days ago

  TotalTrafficLA

  Crash. All lanes shut down in #Bell on 710 (I-710 Long Bch Fwy) NB after East Gage Avenue, stopped traffic back to Firestone Blvd #LAtraffic https://t.co/e2e6MWkOvI

• 3 days ago

  TotalTrafficLA

  Crash in center divider and right shoulder in #Bell on 710 (I-710 Long Bch Fwy) NB after East Gage Avenue, stopped traffic back to Firestone Blvd #LAtraffic https://t.co/e2e6MWkOvI

• 3 days ago

  TRIMARCTraffic

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash I-71 South Ramp to I-264 West in Jefferson County. Ramp blocked. https://t.co/ec5Zs0MgvS https://t.co/26a90EJq4Z

• 4 days ago

  TRIMARCTraffic

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash I-71 South at MM 5.7 Before I-264 in Jefferson County. Right Lane and Right Shoulder Blocked. https://t.co/rhPVB3dMAS https://t.co/5NO7YVS3Pi

• 4 days ago

  TRIMARCTraffic

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash I-71/75 South at MM 187.7 Approaching Dixie Highway in Kenton County. Right 2 lanes and Right Shoulder Blocked. https://t.co/VQrqNiuWnq https://t.co/CV0RHOynn2

• 4 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident in #Kentucky on I-71/I-75 SB at Dixie Hwy/Ft Mitchell Exit 188, stop and go traffic back to Kyles Ln/Exit 189. Reported by Tip Line #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 4 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident. Two left lanes blocked in #Kentucky on I-71/I-75 SB after Brent Spence Bridge, stop and go traffic back to I-71/ Ft Washington Way/US 50/Exit 1. Reported by Police #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 5 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident cleared in #Hamilton on I 75 NB after Seventh St/Exit 1E, stop and go traffic back to Ft Washington Way/I-71/US-50/Exit 1. Reported by DOT #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 5 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident on right shoulder in #Hamilton on I 75 NB after Seventh St/Exit 1E, stop and go traffic back to Ft Washington Way/I-71/US-50/Exit 1. Reported by DOT #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 5 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident. Two lanes blocked in #Hamilton on I 75 NB after Seventh St/Exit 1E, stop and go traffic back to Ft Washington Way/I-71/US-50/Exit 1. Reported by DOT #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 5 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident. Right lane blocked in #Hamilton on I 75 NB after Seventh St/Exit 1E, stop and go traffic back to Ft Washington Way/I-71/US-50/Exit 1. Reported by DOT #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 5 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident cleared in #Kentucky on I-71/I-75 SB after Buttermilk Pike/Exit 186, stop and go traffic back to Dixie Hwy/Ft Mitchell Exit 188. Reported by DOT #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 5 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident. Left lane blocked in #Kentucky on I-71/I-75 SB after Buttermilk Pike/Exit 186, stop and go traffic back to Dixie Hwy/Ft Mitchell Exit 188. Reported by DOT #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

• 5 days ago

  TotalTrafficCIN

  Accident. Left lane blocked in #Kentucky on I-71/I-75 SB after Buttermilk Pike/Exit 186. Reported by DOT #traffic https://t.co/oaARUiexk1

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• GRE-72-7.71 northbound. A bridge replacement on S.R. 72 that carries over Caesar Creek in

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• S.R. 72 over I-71. eastbound. Rehab bridges by repairing the backwall; replacing deck and

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Construction: Culvert Work between Addresses 10220 and 10380 Big Plain Circleville Rd

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• I-71 Resurfacing northbound. Resurfacing a portion of I-71 in Clinton and Greene counties;

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• Carson Rd. over I-71 in both directions. Carson Rd. over I-71 will close starting Monday,

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• U.S 68 between Fairfield Pike and Champaign/Clark County Line northbound. U.S. 68 will be

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• SR 29 between Railroad Street and Alison Road eastbound. SR 29 will be reduced to a single

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• Gantz Rd. over I-270 northbound. The Gantz Rd. bridge over I-270 will close starting Monda

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

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