A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car near Columbus' Westgate neighborhood on Thursday evening, according to police. The victim was pronounced dead at 10:02 p.m. after officers responded to a reported collision at Sullivant Avenue and Binns Boulevard.
One vehicle stopped at the scene following the crash, according to WSYX, which first reported the fatality. The outlet said no further information was available at the time of publication and indicated it would share more details as they become known.
Anyone seeking official documentation of the crash may eventually be able to find it through the state's crash reporting system. Columbus police submit electronic crash reports to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, and per the City of Columbus, those reports become publicly available once they have been submitted and accepted. The state's own crash statistics portal, run by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, says records can typically be obtained within 24 hours, according to the Ohio Crash Statistics System.
Sullivant Avenue's History With Pedestrian Crashes
Thursday's fatality is not the first time a stretch of Sullivant Avenue in west Columbus has been the site of a deadly pedestrian crash. In a separate incident in August 2024, a person was struck and killed by two vehicles while crossing Sullivant Avenue between Atlanta Drive and Dixie Court, just after 5 p.m., as reported by CW Columbus. In that case, the first vehicle struck the pedestrian and continued driving, while a second vehicle also struck the person and remained at the scene. That outlet reported the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene and had not been publicly identified, and described the fleeing vehicle as a possibly blue Honda Pilot with front-right damage.
That 2024 case remains a separate incident from Thursday's crash near the Westgate neighborhood, and the two are not known to be connected. Still, the stretch of road has drawn attention from safety advocates. Vision Zero Columbus describes itself as part of a global effort to eliminate roadway deaths and severe injuries while promoting safe, equitable mobility for all residents, according to the initiative's own description on its Vision Zero Columbus page.
Statewide Tracking Continues
At the state level, the Ohio State Highway Patrol maintains a year-to-date comparison of statewide traffic fatalities through its public dashboard, per the Ohio State Highway Patrol. No verified fatality totals specific to Thursday's crash, the Westgate neighborhood, or citywide pedestrian trends have been released, and none should be assumed until officials provide them.
For now, the basic facts remain what police and WSYX have confirmed: a pedestrian was struck and killed on Sullivant Avenue near Binns Boulevard, one vehicle stayed behind, and the death was recorded at 10:02 p.m. Thursday. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available.
