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Multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-275 near Anderson Township

Multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-275 near Anderson Township

Multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-275 near Anderson Township

Multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-275 near Anderson Township

A REDS PLAYER OFFICIALLY OUT FOR OPENING DAY. THE INJURY THAT HAS HIM ON THE SIDELINES IN THE NEW TIMELINE FOR HIS RECOVERY. AND IT’S SLIGHTLY COOLER OUT THERE TODAY, BUT BETTER WEATHER COMING FOR OPENING DAY. I’LL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE LATEST FORECAST COMING UP HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. AND NAILS SPILLED ONTO ROADS IN PARTS OF GREATER CINCINNATI. THE MAN POLICE SAY IS RESPONSIBLE AND HOW THEY EVENTUALLY CAUGHT HIM RED HANDED. THIS IS WLWT NEWS FIVE LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS THAT BREAKING NEWS THE REDS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT SECOND BASEMAN MATT MCLAIN HAS UNDERGONE SHOULDER SURGERY. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. I’M KELLY RIPPIN OBVIOUSLY NOT THE NEWS. MANY FANS HAD BEEN HOPING TO HEAR AHEAD OF OPENING DAY. IT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT THE SECOND BASEMAN WOULD MISS THE START OF THE SEASON. MCLAIN, SUFFERING SOME CARTILAGE DAMAGE DURING A TORN LABRUM IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE TEAM SAYS YESTERDAY’S SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFUL, BUT A TIMELINE FOR HIS RETURN IS STILL UP IN THE AIR. SIX MEN, ALL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, ARE STILL MISSING AFTER YESTERDAY’S BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN BALTIMORE AND OVERNIGHT THE RESCUE MISSION TURNED INTO A RECOVERY OPERATION WHEN CREWS ALSO FOUND AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT THAT COULD TELL THEM WHY THE CARGO SHIP LOST POWER AND CONTROL. RAMMING INTO THE KEY BRIDGE, J. SCOTT SMITH FROM OUR SISTER STATION IN BALTIMORE, HAS THE DETAILS WHERE THE BRIDGE ONCE STOOD. NEARLY 36 HOURS AFTER THE CATASTROPHIC COLLAPSE, THE RECOVERY EFFORT IS NOW UNDERWAY. IN THE SEARCH FOR THE SIX MEN WHO WERE ON THAT BRIDGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, THE HORRIFYING SIGHT OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE BUCKLING AND CRUMBLING INTO THE PATAPSCO RIVER LEFT SIX CONTRACTORS PRESUMED DEAD AND NUMEROUS QUESTIONS IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS. THE INVESTIGATION NOW IS INVOLVED. EVERYBODY YOU KNOW FROM FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TO STATE AUTHORITIES, REALLY TRYING TO UNCOVER BOTH WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT LED UP TO THIS, BUT THEN ALSO EVERYTHING ABOUT THE AFTERMATH, ABOUT THE RESPONSE. AND SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THE SHIP LOST POWER A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IMPACT, AND IT WAS A DISTRESSED MAYDAY CALL THAT WAS ABLE TO ALERT THE AUTHORITIES IN ENOUGH TIME TO STOP TRAFFIC FROM COMING OUT ONTO THE BRIDGE, AVERTING FURTHER TRAGEDY. THE FEDERAL RESPONSE HAS BEEN SWIFT AS BOTH THE FBI AND NTSB ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT. THERE ARE 24 NTSB INVESTIGATORS ON THE SCENE, AND THEY’VE ALREADY RETRIEVED THE DATA RECORDER FROM THE SHIP AND THE HOPE IS TO HAVE A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THIS ACCIDENT WITHIN 2 TO 4 WEEKS. WE DO NOT HESITATE AT ANY TIME TO ISSUE AN URGENT SAFETY RECOMMENDATION IF WE BELIEVE THERE’S SOME SORT OF SAFETY DEFICIENCY THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE PRIMARY FOCUS, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN ON THE VICTIMS AND HELPING BRING CLOSURE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. THE WORK OF THESE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE WORK OF THESE DIVERS, I, I, I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW REMARKABLE THESE THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE. MOORE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THIS ACCIDENT, AND HE SAID THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. AND THE NTSB FULL REPORT COULD BE OUT IN 1 TO 2 YEARS IN BALTIMORE. I’M JAY SCOTT SMITH, NEW ON WLWT SHARONVILLE. POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A MAN THEY SAY SPILLED NAILS ALONG THREE DIFFERENT CITY ROADWAYS. SPRINGDALE POLICE ACTUALLY HELPED CONNECT 44 YEAR-OLD ANTHONY DYSON TO THE NAILS FOUND ON CRESCENT VILLE ROAD OVERNIGHT ON SUNDAY WLWT. NEWS FIVE’S BRIAN HAMRICK LIVE IN SPRINGDALE WITH THE DETAILS BEHIND HIS ARREST AND THE SEVERAL CITIES HE’S NOW FACING CHARGES IN, BRIAN. YEAH, KELLY, IT IS A VERY WEIRD AND DANGEROUS CRIME. POLICE SAY A MAN SCATTERING NAILS AND WE’RE TALKING A LOT OF NAILS AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AROUND THE AREA. AND WHAT MAY BE EVEN A JUST AS INTERESTING IS HOW INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY CAUGHT THE MAN. SO THE MAN ARRESTED IS ANTHONY DYSON. THEY SAY HE BELIEVED HE’S THROWN AS MANY AS. 400 POUNDS OF NAILS AROUND SPRINGDALE, WESTCHESTER AND SHARONVILLE. NOW A LOT OF NAILS. THEY LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME. BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY THROUGH THEIR INVESTIGATION, THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHERE HE WAS BUYING THE NAILS. SO THEY GOT SOME OF THOSE NAILS. THEY PAINTED THEM WITH A LUMINESCENT MATERIAL. COULDN’T SEE IT WITHOUT A BLACKLIGHT. SO THEY WENT TO THE BUSINESS THAT WAS SELLING THOSE NAILS. THEY HAD THAT BUSINESS SELL THOSE EXACT NAILS TO DYSON. THE NEXT TIME HE CAME BACK. WHEN INVESTIGATORS WENT BACK, THEY HAD TO GO AROUND AND COLLECT THESE UP OFF OF THE ROAD AGAIN. THEY FOUND THEM AT INTERSECTIONS AND THEY WERE COVERED WITH THAT LUMINESCENT MATERIAL. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE A MOTIVE ISSUE. IT AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE MOTORING PUBLIC, BUT PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL. JUST FROM OUR END, I KNOW WE AS A SPRINGDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE LOST 39 TIRES IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE TO BEING EITHER BEING FIXED OR REPLACED. SO IF YOU FIGURE WE’VE PROBABLY FIVE $6,000 IN TIRES JUST IN OUR CARS. YEAH. AND ONE OF THE BIG DANGERS HERE IS THEY WERE AFRAID SOMEONE WOULD GET ONE OF THESE NAILS IN THEIR TIRE. GET OUT ON THE INTERSTATE OR SOMEWHERE, HAVE A BLOWOUT, AND THEN HAVE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THAT. SO POLICE SAY THIS MAN, THEY BELIEVE, HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR YEARS. IN FACT, HE WAS ARRESTED JUST LAST SUMMER FOR THE EXACT SAME CRIME UP IN WESTCHESTER. THEY’RE HOPING THIS PUTS AN END TO IT, BUT EVERYONE’S SCRATCHING THEIR HEAD OVER THIS ONE. REPORTING LIVE, BRIAN HAMRICK, WLWT NEWS FIVE. YEAH, BIZARRE IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT. BRIAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, TURNING TO THE FORECAST NOW. IT’S WEDNESDAY, WHICH MEANS OPENING DAY IS TOMORROW. YES, THAT KIND OF KICKS OFF JUST WEEKS AND WEEKS OF WEEKS OF EVENTS WHERE THE FORECAST IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE HUGELY IMPORTANT. AND SO LET’S TALK OPENING DAY FIRST. YEAH, IT’S LOOKING GREAT OUT THERE. IF YOU’VE LOOKED OUTSIDE TODAY IT’S A LITTLE CLOUDY LOOKS A LITTLE GLOOMY OUT THERE. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS WE’RE GOING TO CLEAR THIS OUT BY TOMORROW. SO GREAT NEWS FOR US. BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE JUST DEALING WITH KIND OF THE AFTER EFFECTS OF THE SYSTEM THAT SWEPT THROUGH YESTERDAY WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE LOWER FOR, FOR US LOWER 40S RIGHT NOW WITH THOSE CLOUDY SKIES, LITTLE BREEZY WEST WIND, TEN MILES AN HOUR TEMPERATURES BASICALLY ACROSS THE REGION STILL IN THOSE MID TO LOWER 40S, SOME 30S OUT IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA. THE GOOD NEWS IS TEMPERATURES STILL NOT BAD TODAY. WE’LL DEAL WITH SOME CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AS WE TRY TO MAKE OUR WAY TO THE LOWER 50S. AND THEN BY TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES RETURN, TEMPERATURES GETTING NEAR 60. SO AHEAD OF MY FULL FORECAST WILL DETAIL BREAK IT DOWN THAT HOUR BY HOUR FOR OPENING DAY. AND WE’LL TALK ABOUT EASTER WEEKENDS AS WELL. SO ALL THAT IN A FEW MINUTES. KELLY. OKAY ADAM. THANK YOU. NEW ON WLWT. AN APPEALS COURT RULED TO EXTEND ITS HOLD ON A NEW TEXAS IMMIGRATION LAW. THE RULING MEANING THE MEASURE CANNOT GO INTO EFFECT WHILE LITIGATION CONTINUES. THIS IS THE SAME COURT THAT TEMPORARILY FROZE THE LAW JUST LAST WEEK AFTER JUST HOURS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT SAID IT COULD GO INTO EFFECT. THE IMMIGRATION LAW IN TEXAS WOULD ALLOW POLICE TO ARREST MIGRANTS SPECIFICALLY FOR ILLEGALLY CROSSING THE BORDER. IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW STATE JUDGES TO ORDER PEOPLE TO BE DEPORTED TO MEXICO. TEXAS OFFICIALS SAY TH
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Multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-275 near Anderson Township

Multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-275 near Anderson Township

UPDATE: Police have re-opened all lanes on I-275 near Anderson Township. No injuries were reported. Hamilton County deputies are on the scene of a crash blocking lanes on both sides of the highway in Anderson Township.Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5The crash is located between the Kellogg Avenue and New Richmond exits. A vehicle from the crash appears to have traveled from the westbound side of the highway onto the eastbound side. Sharing brings us closer together. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read along with you. The WLWT app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.All lanes on the westbound side of traffic are blocked at this time. The two right lanes are blocked on eastbound I-275. Alternate routes are advised while police are on scene. Injuries have been reported but not yet confirmed by WLWT. For live traffic updates, click here.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.

UPDATE:

Police have re-opened all lanes on I-275 near Anderson Township. No injuries were reported.

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Hamilton County deputies are on the scene of a crash blocking lanes on both sides of the highway in Anderson Township.

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

The crash is located between the Kellogg Avenue and New Richmond exits. A vehicle from the crash appears to have traveled from the westbound side of the highway onto the eastbound side.

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Sharing brings us closer together. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read along with you. The WLWT app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.

All lanes on the westbound side of traffic are blocked at this time. The two right lanes are blocked on eastbound I-275.

Alternate routes are advised while police are on scene.

Injuries have been reported but not yet confirmed by WLWT.

For live traffic updates, click here.

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.