I-275 blocked after due to a crash in Highland Heights

MAN WHO HAS PLED GUILTY TO A CRASH THAT KILLED A YOUNG FATHER FROM MASON, LEARNS HIS SENTENCE. WHAT THE VICTIM’S FAMILY SAID TODAY IN THE COURTROOM. SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS WERE RUSHED FROM A WEEKEND GETAWAY TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A STORM KNOCKED A TREE DOWN ON THEM AT A CAMPSITE. AND WE KNOW ABOUT THEIR CONDITION. AND A MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR SUSPECTS AFTER A WEEKEND SHOOTING IN MARYLAND KILLS TWO AND INJURED DOZENS MORE. BRINGING YOU THE LATEST FROM BALTIMORE. THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5 LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS. FIRST AT NOON, LEADING THE WAY ON THAT BREAKING NEWS, A 25 YEAR OLD WHO PLEADED GUILTY IN A CRASH THAT KILLED A RECENT MASON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE HAS LEARNED HIS SENTENCE. THANKS FOR JOINING US IN KELLY RIPPIN. AND I’M SAVING ALL OF BRITAIN. MICHAEL ON WILL SPEND SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON AFTER TAKING A PLEA DEAL. WLWT NEWS 5 KARIN JOHNSON WAS IN THE COURTROOM TODAY WHERE WE HEARD FROM THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM, 18 YEAR OLD GIANT TO. SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM WESTCHESTER WITH THE VERY LATEST KAREN. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, STEPHEN. THERE WAS A LOT OF EMOTION, A LOT OF TEARS INSIDE THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF GIANT WASPS, THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. SOME SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE DEFENDANT, MICHAEL AND DRUCKER, WHO INVESTIGATORS SAY HAD BEEN DRINKING AND DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE FROM A PREVIOUS OVI CONVICTION WHEN HE BLEW A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF TYLERS ROAD AND BUTLER WARREN. THIS IS ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. HE CRASHED INTO 18 YEAR OLD GIANT WASPY AND KILLED THE MASON TEENAGER IN COURT. AND RUCKER SAID HE WILL LIVE WITH THE GUILT FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE WHILE BUSBY’S MOTHER, STEPFATHER, BEST FRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND ALL SPOKE AT THE HEARING WHEN WASABI WAS KILLED, HE WAS JUST MONTHS AWAY FROM BECOMING A FATHER, AND TODAY HIS GIRLFRIEND KAYLA, THE MOTHER OF THEIR BABY, TOBY, TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN LIKE FOR HER. SHE AND I ARE GRATEFUL FOR HIM. WHEN THEY TOLD HIM I WAS GONE, I SCREAMED AND CRIED. I HAVE WITH HIM THAT IF I CRIED LOUD ENOUGH, HE HEAR ME AND COME BACK FOR ME. I STILL BEG HIM TO COME BACK EVEN AS A DREAM OR A SHADOW OR A FEELING OF COMFORT. I ALWAYS HAVE TO WONDER, IS THERE REALLY LIFE AFTER DEATH? AND IF THERE IS? CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU SEE TOBY SAYING, MOMMA, DID YOU SEE HIM TAKE HIS FIRST STEPS YESTERDAY. AND WE ALSO LEARNED TODAY, SHORTLY BEFORE THE CRASH, A CRASH WASP HAD BEEN WITH HIS BEST FRIEND AT A STORE BUYING HOT WHEELS FOR HIS UNBORN SON, LITTLE TOBY WAS BORN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER HIS DEATH. A JUDGE, GREG STEPHENS, DID SENTENCE UNDER RICO TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON. HE WAS LOOKING AT EIGHT YEARS, BUT THE JUDGE SAID BECAUSE HE TOOK A PLEA DEAL AND HE SPARED THE FAMILY THE HEARTACHE OF GOING THROUGH A TRIAL, HE KNOCKED ONE YEAR OFF. REPORTING LIVE IN WESTCHESTER, KARIN JOHNSON, WLWT NEWS 5. KAREN, SUCH POWERFUL TESTIMONY THERE. NOW, DID THE JUDGE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT AMERICA’S DRIVING PRIVILEGES ONCE HIS RELEASE FROM PRISON YEARS FROM NOW? YEAH. YES, HE DID. AND HE ACTUALLY REVOKED HIS DRIVING PRIVILEGES FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. SO ANDREW WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A DRIVER’S LICENSE EVEN WHEN HE GETS OUT OF PRISON. KARIN JOHNSON REPORTING LIVE FOR US FROM WESTCHESTER. KAREN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TURN TO WEATHER NOW. IT’S HUMID TODAY AND WE HAVE THOSE CHANCES FOR SCATTERED RAIN ACROSS OUR AREA, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAYS TONIGHT. TOMORROW NIGHT, WHETHER YOU’RE HEADING OUT, A LOT OF PEOPLE CELEBRATING. YEAH. SHOWERS FEW AND FAR BETWEEN WHEREVER RACING TODAY, TOMORROW. AND IT’S GOING TO BE HOT AND HUMID THESE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REALLY TROPICAL FEEL OUTSIDE TODAY. OUR RADAR SHOWING SOME LIGHT SHOWERS SWINGING THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST TO REALLY JUST SPRINKLES IN A LOT OF COMMUNITIES. I WILL TAKE YOU UP TO THE NORTHWEST, THE 275, LOU, POKING IN AND REALLY SEEING THE MOST PROMINENT SPOTTY SHOWERS. YOU’RE GOING TO FIND A FEW JUST OFF TO THE EAST OF HAMILTON. SOME CAME THROUGH THEIR MIDDLE TOWN, ARE GETTING READY TO GET A LITTLE SHOWER AND WHITE OAK LEAVES. GREENDALE ALSO SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT RAINFALL. THIS AFTERNOON. OUT TO THE EAST IN PLACES AROUND HIGHLAND AND ADAMS COUNTY, MARSHALL, PEOPLE SEEING SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE, SPOTTY SHOWERS EVEN IN NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY AND SOUTHERN CLERMONT COUNTY. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT, SPOTTY RAINFALL. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE QUITE WARM. 75 DEGREES, FEELS A LOT WARMER THAN THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT TROPICAL FEEL OUTSIDE. DO POINTS ARE IN THE SEVENTIES AND FOR THE BALLOON GLOW TONIGHT, IT’S GOING TO BE THE CASE. A LOT OF HUMIDITY, A LOT OF WARMTH IN THE LOW EIGHTIES. IT’S GOING TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT WARMER THAN THAT WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THAT MUGGY AIR STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WIND. GO BLOOM, GLOW, GET STARTED. EXCUSE ME. AROUND 5:00 AND WE’RE LOOKING AT THINGS TO STAY WARM AND HUMID THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH I THINK SHOWER CHANCES FADING AWAY AS WE HEAD TOWARDS SUNSET TONIGHT. AND FIREWORKS TIME SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 73 BY THE TIME FIREWORKS GET STARTED AT 1015. COLLINS STEPHEN, GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. ONLY HERE ON WLWT, THREE PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM INJURIES TODAY AFTER STORMS RIPPED THROUGH A CAMPSITE IN UNION COUNTY, INDIANA. THIS ALL HAPPENED YESTERDAY JUST AFTER 5:30 P.M. THIS WAS AT THE WHITEWATER MEMORIAL PARK. THAT’S JUST WEST OF OXFORD DURING SOME HEAVY WIND AND RAIN. A FAMILY VISITING THE PARK WAS TRYING TO TAKE COVER DURING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, A LARGE TREE CRASHED DOWN AROUND THEM. INDIANA CONSERVATION OFFICERS SAY A 15 YEAR OLD, A 35 YEAR OLD AND ANOTHER PERSON IN THEIR SIXTIES WERE ALL TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER WAS NOT INJURED BUT SAW IT ALL UNFOLD. STRESS IS UNBELIEVABLE RIGHT NOW. MY CONCERN IS THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WILL DEFINITELY PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE ALERTS THAT CAME THROUGH. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE STORMS START ROLLING THROUGH TO SEEK SHELTER AND IN THE BEST POSSIBLE SITUATION OR AREA THAT YOU’RE AT, THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY STORM RELATED INCIDENT AT THE WHITEWATER PARK CAMPGROUND. OTHER CAMPERS REPORTED PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES AND LIMBS OF TO HOME PEOPLE OUT ON MANHATTAN HARBOR AND DAYTON, KENTUCKY, WERE IMPACTED BY THE STORMS AS WELL. THESE PHOTOS SENT TO US BY VIEWERS WHO WERE THERE. YOU CAN SEE TENTS ARE TORN DOWN THE DOCK IS IN THE WATER. WE’RE TOLD SOME PEOPLE SPENT THE EVENING YESTERDAY TRYING TO FIND ITEMS THAT HAD EITHER FLOWN OUT OF THEIR BOATS OR HAD FALLEN OUT. SO WE HAVEN’T RECEIVED ANY REPORTS OF MAJOR DAMAGE

I-275 blocked after due to a crash in Highland Heights

Updated: 2:46 PM EDT Jul 3, 2023

All lanes on westbound I-275 are blocked after a crash in Highland Heights Monday afternoon.Click the video player above to watch other afternoon headlines from WLWT News 5The crash was reported by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet at 2:14 p.m. The crash was reported near the Alexandria Pike overpass between the Combs Hehl Bridge and the I-471 interchange.KYTC have said to expect delays of an hour or longer at this time. A photographer is on their way to the scene and this will be updated when more information is available. 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.For live traffic updates, click here.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. —

All lanes on westbound I-275 are blocked after a crash in Highland Heights Monday afternoon.

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

The crash was reported by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet at 2:14 p.m. The crash was reported near the Alexandria Pike overpass between the Combs Hehl Bridge and the I-471 interchange.

KYTC have said to expect delays of an hour or longer at this time.

A photographer is on their way to the scene and this will be updated when more information is available.

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.

For live traffic updates, click here.