Carikaze

Carikaze (a portmanteau of "car" and "kamikaze") is a term to refer to the frequent reports and alleged phenomena of vehicles unintentionally or recklessly crashing into buildings specifically within Columbus, Ohio, and its neighboring suburbs.

The phenomenon was first documented in 2019, though notably increased in the 2020s. Since 2022, there have been over 180 instances of cars crashing into buildings in or near the Columbus area. Locals have created Instagram pages to document accidents in the Columbus area. A November 2019 publication of Columbus Monthly ranked the incidents involving cars crashing into buildings in Columbus, noting the prevalence of such accidents.

Notable incidents

November 3, 2022 - Three different cars crashed into buildings on the same night, injuring three people.
January 3, 2025 - A car crashed into the Vow Studio Salon on West 5th Avenue, causing no injuries. The "Columbus Carikaze" Instagram account posted about the accident, writing “New year, new crash”.

References

↑ "Columbus' online obsession with cars crashing into buildings". NBC4 WCMH-TV. January 22, 2025. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "The Weekly Rundown: Does Columbus have a problem with cars crashing into buildings?". The Business Journals. September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
1 2 Wurr, Marvin (January 28, 2025). "'Carikaze': examining the recent wave of cars crashing into buildings in Columbus". The Chimes. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "The scope of Columbus' "carikaze" problem". Axios. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ Gallion, Bailey. "O'Charley's crash adds to pileup of car-building clashes, but the numbers tell a more nuanced story". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ McKee, Sav (February 17, 2025). "Another car crashes into Downtown building". 614NOW. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ Warren, Brent (September 5, 2024). "Surprisingly, Columbus Does Not Lead the State in Cars Crashing into Buildings". Columbus Underground. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "Cars crashing into buildings". WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio. November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "Has there been a high number of car crashes into Columbus buildings this year?". NBC4 WCMH-TV. September 11, 2024. Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "Columbus' online obsession with cars crashing into buildings". Yahoo News. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ Downing, Andy. "The List: Ranking recent Columbus vehicle-building crashes". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "Three injured in three crashes of cars into buildings". NBC4 WCMH-TV. November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "Short North business owners, employees calling for change after multiple cars crash into businesses". 10TV. November 3, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
↑ "The Trend of Columbus: Cars Crashing into Buildings". Audilous. January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[1] "Columbus' online obsession with cars crashing into buildings". NBC4 WCMH-TV. January 22, 2025. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[2] "The Weekly Rundown: Does Columbus have a problem with cars crashing into buildings?". The Business Journals. September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[:0-3] 1 2 Wurr, Marvin (January 28, 2025). "'Carikaze': examining the recent wave of cars crashing into buildings in Columbus". The Chimes. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[4] "The scope of Columbus' "carikaze" problem". Axios. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[5] Gallion, Bailey. "O'Charley's crash adds to pileup of car-building clashes, but the numbers tell a more nuanced story". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[6] McKee, Sav (February 17, 2025). "Another car crashes into Downtown building". 614NOW. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[7] Warren, Brent (September 5, 2024). "Surprisingly, Columbus Does Not Lead the State in Cars Crashing into Buildings". Columbus Underground. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[8] "Cars crashing into buildings". WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio. November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[9] "Has there been a high number of car crashes into Columbus buildings this year?". NBC4 WCMH-TV. September 11, 2024. Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[10] "Columbus' online obsession with cars crashing into buildings". Yahoo News. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[11] Downing, Andy. "The List: Ranking recent Columbus vehicle-building crashes". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[12] "Three injured in three crashes of cars into buildings". NBC4 WCMH-TV. November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[13] "Short North business owners, employees calling for change after multiple cars crash into businesses". 10TV. November 3, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[14] "The Trend of Columbus: Cars Crashing into Buildings". Audilous. January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

Carikaze

Notable incidents

See also

References