A driver who sent his Infiniti crashing through a North Columbus home after fleeing a state trooper at roughly 130 mph has been sentenced to two years of community control. Mohammed Ndiaye also had his driver's license suspended for three years following the Feb. 26 pursuit, which ended with his car tearing through a house and slamming into a parked car in the garage.
According to NBC4 WCMH-TV, Ndiaye pleaded guilty in August to failure to comply with an order or signal, after being indicted on that charge as a third-degree felony in March. No injuries were reported in the crash. The sentencing evidence identifies Ndiaye as 19 years old, though an earlier report from ABC6/WSYX described him as 18.
A Pre-Dawn Chase at Triple-Digit Speeds
The chase began around 2:40 a.m. on Feb. 26, when an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper spotted an Infiniti driving with its headlights off on State Route 161 near Karl Road. The trooper made a U-turn to attempt a traffic stop, and Ndiaye allegedly sped off at about 130 mph through a 50 mph zone, the station's report states.
Troopers lost sight of the Infiniti once Ndiaye turned onto Sharon Woods Boulevard. It wasn't a ground unit that located the wreck — an Ohio State Highway Patrol Aviation Section helicopter spotted the crash from the air and radioed troopers on the ground, per the same account.
Car Plows Through House and Garage
By the time troopers arrived, the Infiniti had gone through the side of a home and struck a parked car inside the garage. Ndiaye reportedly tried to run from the scene on foot before troopers took him into custody. No one inside the home was hurt — a detail also confirmed by ABC6 OnYourSide, which reported fortunately no one was hurt in the crash.
Court records show the felony indictment followed within days, and Ndiaye's guilty plea came months later in August. His sentence of two years of community control and a three-year license suspension closes out a case that began with a routine traffic stop attempt turning into a destructive, high-speed ordeal through North Columbus streets.
Part of a Broader Local Pattern
Ndiaye's crash isn't an isolated incident in Columbus. In a separate case detailed by nbc4i.com, a suspected stolen vehicle crashed into an Olde Town East home following a police pursuit, damaging a backyard fence and a gas line, with no injuries reported there either. Under Ohio law, failure to comply with an order or signal can rise to a third-degree felony when a judge or jury finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the offender was fleeing immediately after committing a felony, according to the Ohio Revised Code.
