Rider of minibike with no lights in critical condition after collision on Westerville Road

COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A person is in critical condition after driving a minibike into another vehicle Tuesday night in the northeast side of the city.

According to a release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office a serious injury traffic crash took place at 9:45 p.m. near the intersection of Westerville Road and Parris Boulevard in the Huber Ridge area.

Deputies responded to the scene where a black 2012 Toyota Scion was turning east onto Parris Boulevard from a southbound lane on Westerville Road, also known as State Route 3. At the same time a black minibike heading northbound on SR 3 struck the Toyota.

The Sheriff’s Office said the minibike was not street legal and had no lights. Witnesses told officials that the minibike was driving recklessly before it struck the other vehicle.

The driver of the Toyota, who returned to the crash scene, told deputies they never saw the minibike and thought they hit a deer. Westerville medics took the rider of the minibike to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.

An investigation into the crash remains ongoing and the FCSO asks anyone with additional information to call the Crash Investigation Unit at 614-525-6113.