Authorities said Nkansah began driving his 1997 Dodge minivan the wrong-way on I-75, near milepost 35, in Warren County. He struck a 2000 Chrysler minivan head-on, killing Michelle and Scott Barhorst of Madisonville, Tenn.
Nkansah and his son, David, 7, were also killed as a result of the crash.
Four children in the Barhorst vehicle and one additional child in the Nkansah vehicle suffered serious injuries, but survived.
In 2012, there were 12,168 OVI-related crashes on Ohio roadways - a 14 percent decrease from 2011 when there were 14,220, according to the patrol.
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