Columbus police are searching for the driver of a car that struck and killed a man and injured two others on Tuesday before fleeing the scene along Interstate 270.
Rafat Juaidi, 54, died after he was struck by a car on the shoulder of southbound I-270, north of East Main Street, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
Juaidi was standing next to his Mercedes Benz on the shoulder when a beige 2008 to 2012 Chevrolet Malibu struck him, police said. The impact caused Juaidi to collide with the Mercedes and then into two adults standing in front of it.
Paramedics from the Columbus Division of Fire took Juaidi and the other two adults to Mount Carmel East Hospital. Juaidi was pronounced dead there at 10:31 p.m
The other adults suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert said in an email that it was not clear why the Mercedes was stopped on the shoulder. The Chevrolet Malibu left the scene without stopping, he said. Police said they identified the Malibu from parts left at the crash scene.
Anyone with information about the crash can contact Columbus police at 614-645-4767 or submit an anonymous tip to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
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This article originally appeared in The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus hit-and-run crash on I-270 kills Rafat Juaidi, 54, injures two
