COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities have identified the body that was repeatedly run over on a major highway on the Northeast Side.
Columbus Police on Thursday said the remains are those of Jessica Lynn Nichols, 22.
Motorists reported seeing the body on I-71 north of downtown Columbus early Wednesday.
That prompted police to close several miles of northbound I-71 during the morning commute.
Media outlets have reported that multiple drivers contacted police saying they thought they might have hit the body.
It is still unclear how the Columbus woman died. Police are trying to determine whether Nichols died before being hit by a vehicle.