The Ohio Division of Transportation is reminding drivers what to not do after lacking an exit on the freeway.
A video launched Thursday by ODOT exhibits a crimson van coming to an entire cease in the midst of Interstate-71 simply previous an exit on the appropriate, inflicting a multi-car accident simply earlier than 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A number of automobiles move on both facet of the van, which sat in the midst of the three-lane freeway with its proper flip sign on as two autos, one gray and one white, got here to a cease behind the van.
Just a few seconds later, a fourth automotive drives up behind the three-car group however fails to cease in time, crashing into the again of the white car and sending it spiraling into the gray one.
As visitors stalls on both facet of the center lane to keep away from the crash, the crimson car finds a gap to the appropriate, creeping over to its exit and leaving the scene seemingly unhurt.
When you’re driving alongside a serious interstate and also you miss your exit do you:
A) hold driving and get off on the subsequent one
or
B) come to an entire cease, trigger a multi-car rear-end crash after which drive awayHINT: The reply is NEVER B. Don’t be this driver. pic.twitter.com/PYh85B6ICR
— Ohio Dept of Transportation (@ODOT_Statewide) Might 1, 2025
“Don’t be this driver,” ODOT warned in a tweet.
