COLUMBUS — More than 24 hours after three men were killed in a crash on the West Side there were still questions about which of the men was driving and the source of a large amount of cash found at the scene.
Ryan Riley and Johnny Collins, both 35, Glenn Featherston Jr., 58, were killed sometime before 7:30 Friday morning when their GMC Yukon drove off the the east side of northbound McKinley Avenue, south of Trabue Road, and rolled several times, ejecting all three men, according to Sgt. Brooke Wilson of the Columbus police Accident Investigation Unit.
TRIPLE FATAL ACCIDENT-NEWS RELEASE: 2/15/19 ‘07 GMC Yukon traveling nb on McKinley Ave. south of Trabue Rd. left the right side of McKinley-rolled several times-ejecting all 3 occupants not wearing seatbelts.
Ryan D. Riley (35)
Johnny J. Collins (35)
Glenn H. Featherston Jr. (58) pic.twitter.com/GtOU4Xyrcz— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) February 15, 2019
The crash scene was discovered at 7:28 a.m. by a passer-by who reported three bodies and a mangled vehicle lying next to railroad tracks that parallel McKinley Avenue, Wilson said.
The Columbus Dispatch reports a police dispatcher says large amounts of money were seen on the ground and blowing through the air.
Because the vehicle and occupants came to rest in that area, Wilson says there were early reports that a train had been involved but investigators found no evidence of any train involvement and Norfolk Southern Railway reported no train had used those tracks in several weeks.
Police and EMS units responded and all three men were pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
The accident is still under investigation.
Because all three occupants were thrown from the vehicle, the vehicle has not been determined.