Police: 1 dead, officer injured after head-on crash near downtown Columbus

COLUMBUS — One person was killed and a police officer was injured after a head-on crash near downtown Columbus early Friday morning, our news partners at WBNS reported.

The crash happened on Interstate 70 west near I-71 and state Route 315 around 1:40 a.m.

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A spokesperson with the Dublin Police Department told WBNS that the officer involved in the crash was Larry Gatton.

While on duty, Gatton was driving after leaving the Franklin County Correction Jail when he was struck head-on by another vehicle on I-70, the spokesperson added.

Gatton contacted the dispatch center in Dublin to report the crash. He was taken to Grant Medical Center to be treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, WBNS reported.

The Columbus Division of Police is investigating the crash.

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