I-71 in Clinton County near OH 72, has reopened, following crash

TIFFANY, ADAM, THANK YOU. WE ARE LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS. A SERIOUS CRASH ON A MAJOR ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY. NOW, THIS HAPPENED ON STATE ROUTE 48. IT IS FIVE POINTS ROAD AND CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP. YEP. JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WERE TWO HEAVILY DAMAGED VEHICLES THAT WENT UP AGAINST A UTILITY POLE. WE ARE TOLD THAT SEVERAL POWER LINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED MANY DETAILS YET, BUT OUR CREW AT THE SCENE SAW THEM COVER BOTH OF THE CARS IN WHITE SHEETS. WE ARE TOLD POLICE ARE PLANNING TO RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ACCIDENT LATER ON THIS MORNING. AND ALSO BREAKING THIS MORNING, A PERSON IS DEAD AFTER BEING HIT BY A VEHICLE IN COFFEYVILLE. THIS HAPPENED IN THE WALGREENS PARKING LOT ON WEST CORRY STREET AROUND 11:00 LAST NIGHT. CINCINNATI POLICE TELL US THAT A PEDESTRIAN WAS HIT. NOW, THE DRIVER STAYED ON THE SCENE AND WAS COOPERATIVE. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM OR SAID IF ANY CHARGES WILL BE FILED. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. A CHILD IS IN THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AFTER YET ANOTHER SHOOTING IN WINTON HILLS. IT HAPPENED AROUND 9:00 LAST NIGHT ON HOLLAND DRIVE NEAR STRAND LANE. THIS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM ANOTHER SHOOTING THAT INVOLVED TEENAGERS THAT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY. WE WERE TOLD LAST NIGHT ONE BOY WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. OFFICERS SAY HE IS IN STABLE CONDITION. WE’RE STILL WORKING TO LEARN MORE DETAILS AND WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON AIR AND ONLINE AS SOON AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION. FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHER TO HONOR THE 21 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED IN A CRASH TUESDAY NIGHT. JOEL WALKER WAS KILLED DURING A CRASH ON I-75 INVOLVING A SEMI-TRAILER AND A CAR ON SATURDAY. HER LOVED ONES RELEASED BALLOONS TO HONOR HER LIFE. WLWT NEWS 5 LINDSEY STONE HAS THE STORY. SHE WILL LOVE WILL LIGHT. SHE WAS FULL OF ENERGY. SHE LOVED TO DANCE. LOVED ONES GATHERED AT EDEN PARK TO REMEMBER 21 YEAR OLD JEWEL JUJU WALKER. SHE WAS KILLED TUESDAY NIGHT IN A CRASH ON I-75 INVOLVING A SEMI-TRAILER AND A CAR. THE COMMUNITY AND HER FAMILY STILL IN SHOCK. SHE SHE WAS EVERYTHING. SHE WAS MY FIRST BORN. HER MOM, CRYSTAL THOMAS, SAYS JEWEL HAD A PASSION FOR LIFE. SHE SHE WAS THE PERFECT DAUGHTER. SHE WAS IN EVERYBODY EYES AND MY EYES. SHE WAS PERFECT. SHE LIVED HER LIFE TO THE FULLEST. THAT’S WHY I CAN BE SO STRONG WITH DAY HERE TODAY. THE 21 YEAR OLD WAS A DENTAL STUDENT AT TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY. JEWEL HAD JUST WRAPPED UP HER JUNIOR YEAR READY FOR SUMMER. SHE MADE A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN HER 21 YEARS OF LIVING. AND I JUST I WAS JUST HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING THAT SHE WAS DOING IN LIFE. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS DAY. LOVED ONES GATHERED TO SAY GOODBYE. THIS IS DEVASTATING TO ME. THIS TYPE OF TRAGEDY. I WOULDN’T IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, THIS HAPPENING LIKE THIS. CRYSTAL SAYS SHE DIDN’T JUST LOSE A DAUGHTER. SHE LOST A BEST FRIEND. WE JUST HAD A BEAUTIFUL BOND, AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. SHE SAYS HER COMMUNITY IS KEEPING HER GOING THROUGH THIS UNIMAGINED AND ALL TIME THE SUPPORT HERE TODAY JUST AS WELL AS ALL THE TEXT MESSAGES, THE CALLS THAT I’VE BEEN GETTING, THE INBOXES, THE PRAYER REQUESTS. IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN OVERWHELMING, BUT IT’S IT’S BEEN KEEPING ME GOING. AND THAT WAS LINDSEY STONE REPORTING. IT IS STILL NOT CLEAR WHAT LED UP TO THE CRASH. WE ARE TOLD THAT POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING. WELL, NORTHERN KENTUCKY DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SOME DELAYS ON THEIR COMMUTES THIS WEEK AS CREWS WORK ON TO 75 EASTBOUND IN KENT COUNTY. THIS IS ALL NEAR THE DIXIE HIGHWAY OVERPASS. CREWS SET UP BARRELS OVERNIGHT FOR THE NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN. NOW, WITH THOSE IN PLACE, TRAFFIC IS FLOWING ON THE LEFT. TWO LANES OF TO 75 NEAR THE OVERPASS. CREWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DONE WITH THIS PROJECT BY THURSDAY. BUT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO PREPARE FOR TRAFFIC AND TO TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE. FC CINCINNATI NOW SITTING AT THE TOP OF THE MLS STANDINGS. FCC STILL UNBEATEN AT TCU STADIUM. THEY HOSTED AT COLUMBUS LAST NIGHT AND THE HELL IS REAL DARBY? DID NOT DISAPPOINT. FCC HAS YET TO TRAIL AT TCU STADIUM THIS SEASON. NO NEED TO SHAKE THINGS UP NOW. CINCINNATI GOES UP ONE NIL EARLY AND THEN CAPTAIN NETS HIS FIRST BRACE OF HIS FCC CAREER. TWO GOALS IN 23 MINUTES FOR LUCERO ACOSTA IN THE SECOND HALF, THE CREW TIES IT UP AT TWO ALL AND YOU GUESSED IT, LUCERO RESPONDS. BATES, THE CRUZ GOALKEEPER OUT OF JUNIOR MORENO, COOL WITH IT ON THE FINISH, 3 TO 2, THE FINAL AT TCU. WELL. FC CINCINNATI, HE TAKES THREE POINTS FROM THERE. OHIO RIVALS AND THE STADIUM WENT WILD. NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. FC CINCINNATI STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM LITERALLY IN LAST PLACE THREE YEARS AGO. NOW THEY ARE HERE ATOP THE MLS WITH 30 POINTS TO START THE MIDDLE THIRD OF THE SEASON AND FANS WHO COULDN’T GET INSIDE TCU STADIUM PACKED THE PITCH RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET TO CHEER ON THE ORANGE AND BLUE. SOME OF THE FANS THERE TELLING US IT HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY EXCITING FOR THEM TO SEE THE WINNING SPORTS CULTURE IN CINCINNATI EXTEND FROM AMERICAN FOOTBALL TO ENGLISH FOOTBALL. THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT’S SO SPECTACULAR TO WATCH. A SPORT GROWS SO QUICKLY IN THE CITY OF CINCINNATI. I MEAN, WINNING IS JUST SUCH A PRIMARY OBJECT OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF CINCINNATI. AMERICAN CULTURE. NOW. FC CINCINNATI WILL TAKE ON THE NEW YORK RED BULLS THIS TUESDAY COMING UP AHEAD IN SPORTS OLIVIA RAY, WE’LL HAVE EVEN MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HELL THIS REAL DERBY. PLUS GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK. ALSO, A PACKED HOUSE YESTERDAY FOR GAME TWO OF THE REDS VERSUS YANKEES SERIES.

I-71S in Clinton County near OH 72, has reopened, following a crash

I-71S in Clinton County near OH 72, has reopened, following a crash

Updated: 8:03 PM EDT May 21, 2023

*Update: the highway has reopenedCrews on scene of a crash on I-71S in Clinton County near OH 72. A semi has overturned and is leaking fluid into a creek. The highway is closed. Expect long delays or find an alternate route.For live traffic updates, click here.Click the video player above to watch other afternoon headlines from WLWT News 5This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk.Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

JAMESTOWN, Ohio —

*Update: the highway has reopened

Crews on scene of a crash on I-71S in Clinton County near OH 72. A semi has overturned and is leaking fluid into a creek. The highway is closed. Expect long delays or find an alternate route.

For live traffic updates, click here.

Click the video player above to watch other afternoon headlines from WLWT News 5

This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk.

Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.