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
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
Right now many are hoping a 7 month old baby and the woman who was watching him will manage to survive a horrific crash that killed the driver. Police say they think drugs may be to blame. Jordan burgess investigation and why its amazing that baby even has a shot at surviving. Surviving. Right now Fort Thomas Police say when that driver crashed here. A witness saw the baby thrown 30 feet in the air from the vehicle. They ran over to him. Feared what they would find. Picked him up. And he started crying in his arms. That baby and another woman are at last check in Critical 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 a
And baby are in critical condition. One passenger was able to talk to police. Officers believe drugs may have played a role in the crash. These are live artimis pictures from 275 at 27. Near the crash. As you can see. Traffic is very slow while officers investigate. We expect it will be that way for a while since this is a fatal crash. Nine on your side will continue to cover this for you and and well have more information on nine on your side at five. Right now investigators are trying to figure out why a driver ran into the back of a school bus in Highland County early this morning. The crash left the driver dead and injured several students. Jordan burgess looks at the questions surrounding the wreck. Students on that bus were only about 3 minutes from their high school here on a everyday when suddenly they took a hard hit from behind. Behind. I just heard a loud bang. Keith marler was used to the sounds of the bus outside his was different. Looked out my window and saw the car and
A woman and baby fighting for their lives after a violent crash on i275. Chopper nine bringing you exclusive video of the scene. And now. The family of the man killed in the wreck is talking only with nine on your side. They tell us that man had struggled with drugs for years. 9 on your sides John Genovese joins us from Fort Thomas Police headquarters with more. I 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 Started Michael 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 wou