Condition after being thrown from the mangled car that crashed here on i275 near 471. That crash killed michael gilliam. Who was just a few weeks shy of his 48th birthday. A fourth person in the car is expected to survive. Police say the driver. Who they believe was gilliam. Simply lost control. Went off the right side of the interstate and rolled the car. Officers say they found needles inside so they believe drugs are behind what happened. We reached out to the brother of michael. He says michael has had addiction issues in the past. But thought hed gotten over them. Hes not sure if he was on heroin. But can understand why its tearing apart families and communities. I did love my brother. My family did. We just hated the person he became when hes on the drug. Well be checking up with investigators to find out more about whats behind this woman are doing. Reporting live. Jordan burgess. 9 on your side. Va secretary bob mcdonald will face tough questions this morning on capitol hill, a
Needles were found inside the car. Steve gilliam gillam tells me his brother struggled with heroin. He says he was in and out of recovery. And saw him just hours before this happened 05 22 47i did love my brother my family did we just hated the person that he became whenever he was on the drugwith rush hour just getting startedmichael gilliam gillam and two others. Including a 7 monthold boy were thrown from this tan sedan as it veered off the shoulder05 25 42to involve a child really angers me rolling overandover in the gravel along i27505 24 48 i dont care if it was my brother driving or if it was the other guy driving it just angers me that people go out and do this and put other peoples lives in jeopardy michael died at the scene. His brother steve says hed been struggling with heroin for years. 05 22 16he would stay clean for a while and then start doing it again. Steve says he saw michael two hours before the crash. He dollars to get his van out of an impound lot05 17 45 when i g
9 on your side is following this developing story. Reporter tom mckee will have more starting at 4 on the now cincinnati. Breaking news coming into the 9 on your side newsroom not long ago. Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a bank on ludlow street. Street. Police say the suspect robbed the us bank at gunpoint. Then ran. Heres a photo of the suspect from police. Hes described as a male in his twenties. About six one, two hundred pounds, wearing an orange jacket, black hoodie, and tan pants. 9 on your side has a crew there and were working to gather more information. If you have any information youre asked to call crimestoppers. That number is 513 352 3040. Right now investigators are trying to figure out what led to a crash in Highland County between an suv and a school bus that left a driver dead. Jordan burgess looks at how the students on the bus are doing. Doing. 22 14 right now students are shaken up here at white oak high school. At this point 3 of their classmates rec
How bad the fire was here. But theres enough to make history once again. And now they have some more help in writing it. Vo duke energy gave 25thousand dollars to the Rabbit Hash Historical Society a few hours ago. The money will help rebuild the general store that was ravaged by fire a little more than a week ago. Firefighters were able to save the floor. And three of the walls. Those with the Historical Society say thats enough to build upon and get this 185year old store a historic designation once again. But its going to cost about 250thousand dollars. About 55thousand has been raise through gofundme. Insurance will cover 60 thousand. And the money today will add to that total. Those with duke energy say this is a treasured place for them because its only a few miles from one of its power plants. And many of the workers live president , Duke Energy Ohio and kentucky10 58 its important for us to give back not only to have a vibrant community for us to do business but also for our em
Out and do this and put other peoples lives in jeopardy michael died at the scene. His brother steve says hed been struggling with heroin for years. 05 22 16he would stay clean for a while and then start doing it again. Steve says he saw michael two hours before the crash. He gave him a hundred and fifty dollars to get his van out of an impound lot05 17 45 when i gave him the money he was in the back seat of the car that was wrecked up there every time that hes came out in the past to get money to pay his rent hes always been in the passenger seat but this time police say he was driving. That baby and a woman were rushed to local hospitals in extremely Critical Condition. Steve says his family is praying they pull through and mikes remembered for the man at his core05 18 09 just remember his as what he was when he was mike and not the addict police say there was a 4th person inside that car taken to the hospital in stable condition. Steve says he was related to that woman and baby. And