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Jan. 16, 2026, 9:08 p.m. ET
A columbus man who was killed Jan. 15 in a single-vehicle accident had just struck another vehicle, fled the scene and was traveling double the posted speed limit as he crashed head-on into a concrete barrier on Columbus’ South Side, police said.
Lee gunderson, 46, of the Southeast Side, was driving a 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV westbound on Llewellyn avenue and approaching parsons Avenue when he crashed into a concrete barrier at around 5:13 p.m.,according to a Columbus police crash report. Gunderson was found by police slumped over the center console and unresponsive, the report states.
Officers attempted life-saving measures on Gunderson until medics arrived. Gunderson was transported to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m., according to the crash report.
The report states that two witnesses saw Gunderson strike a vehicle at Watkins and Lockbourne roads and flee the scene. The witnesses then followed Gunderson as he traveled westbound on Llewellyn Avenue at 70 mph, the crash report says. The posted speed limit on Llewellyn Avenue is 35 mph.
As Gunderson flew down Llewellyn Road, he veered off the left side of the road and struck a concrete barrier head-on, the report states.
Gunderson did not have a valid driver’s license, according to the crash report. Drugs and alcohol may have also played a role in the crash, the report says.
Anyone wiht data about the crash can contact the Accident Investigation Unit at 614-645-4767 or provide an anonymous tip to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at Keep reading