# Truck driver, 51, who was using tablet behind the wheel before killing family of three in tragedy ‘exploited’ in political attack ad is sentenced to 22 years in prison

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/truck-driver-51-who-was-using-tablet-behind-the-wheel-before-killing-family-of-three-in-tragedy-exploited-in-political-attack-ad-is-sentenced-to-22-years-in-prison/
- Published: 2026-10-31T06:07:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T09:48:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16254183/Truck-driver-51-using-tablet-wheel-killing-family-three-tragedy-exploited-political-attack-ad-sentenced-22-years-prison.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Ngom received a 22-year sentence over a fatal Ohio crash.
- The crash killed a couple and their one-year-old son.
- Investigators said he was not using a tablet or phone.

## Summary

Ohio truck driver Modou Ngom, 51, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for a nine-vehicle crash that killed Luke and Lynnea Soposki and their one-year-old son, Logan. The case has drawn further attention because photographs of the family were used in a Republican campaign advert attacking former senator Sherrod Brown.

The crash happened on Interstate 71 north of Columbus on 11 April, when Ngom’s lorry hit traffic slowing for roadworks; five other people were seriously injured. Ngom was convicted of three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and five of vehicular assault. Relatives accused him of being distracted by a tablet, but investigators said he was not using a phone or tablet at the time. The family’s estate and an injured survivor have also filed civil lawsuits.

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