Incidents of cars into buildings seems to be climbing in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Within the last month alone, NBC4 has reported on several cars crashing into buildings in Columbus, sparking a big discussion on social media. 

Columbus Police Sgt. James Fuqua shared statistics from the last three years. So far in 2025, 67 cars have crashed into buildings in Columbus. Last year, there were 226 of these incidents. In 2023, there were 161 cars into buildings, and in 2022, there were 166.  

"We're putting people in situations where they should never be...