Woman accused of fatally dragging, running over man with vehicle in Westerville

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman accused of killing a man with her vehicle after a minor crash in a Kroger parking lot was in court Tuesday.

According to a criminal complaint, two people were involved in a minor traffic accident on Oct. 22 outside a Kroger on West Schrock Road. Police said a woman fled the scene and was followed by the other person.

Ibrahim Diakite followed Danielle Henry west onto Schrock Road until he was able to pull in front of her at the intersection of Schrock and Cooper roads. That is where, police said, Diakite stood in front of Henry’s vehicle and eventually on the hood in an attempt to prevent her from leaving.

Henry tried to jerk her vehicle several times to shake Diakite off the vehicle but was unsuccessful. She then reportedly accelerated up to 45 mph with Diakite still on the hood.

Diakite was pulled under the vehicle and dragged 300-600 feet before being run over. He was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

An arrest warrant was issued for Henry, who was taken into custody on Oct. 25. A Franklin County Municipal Court judge issued her a $750,000 bond on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter and failure to stop at the scene of an accident. She is next scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 4 for a preliminary hearing.

Court records indicate that Henry was driving without a license, as evidenced by a June incident in which she was pulled over for failure to obey a traffic control device. She was also charged with the same offense in March 2020.

In addition, Henry has faced dozens of felony and misdemeanor charges out of municipal court, both traffic and criminal related, including fleeing an officer in 2025, receiving stolen property in 2023, drug paraphernalia possession five times since 2018, theft twice since 2016, soliciting four times since 2012, driving while under suspension three times since 2011, assault in 2013 and carrying a concealed weapon in 2011, plus multiple moving violations.