An ambulance transported two people from the side of the highway near east 55th. One man hit by a car while trying to change his tire. Its a similar scene to the one on saturday night. These people were changing a tire and struck by a most ris. Motorist. Matthews was changing her tire when she was struck and killed leaving behind two young children. Its crazy that two people got injured over a drivers tonight tell me theyre fed up. If im trying to get out the car to fix my tire and someone kills me whos going to watch out for my grandchildren. It terrifies me that people are in such a rsh that theyre going rush that theyre going to hit me. Ohio law requires drivers to slow down and if possible change lanes in these situations but statistics from the Highway Patrol show that little to keep pedestrians safe. The number of tickets issued since the law went into effect has quad relative humiditied. Its ez quadrupled. Its easy to overlook the responsibilities. A man and woman were transport
The funerals trooper Kenneth Velez, representing nearly half of the country and canada. Kenny velez fallen in the line of duty. We gather in mourning for loss, for what will not be. We gather in pride, for his service and what has been. And we gather in hope that defies even death. A hope in what will be. Reporter trooper Kenneth Velez gave nearly three decades of his life to a job that made ohio safer and his family proud. I want to say thank you for all your service and i loved him so much and he is my hero. Reporter hundreds showed support. Darrell griffin among them. He lost his life in a senseless way. It hurts me deeply because of that. But the showing of support thats here, its so amazing. I am just a plain old guy. I couldnt be more proud of everybody here in northeast ohio. Reporter while trooper the thin blue line he represented watched over him and led the procession for his final journey. And the procession to the cemetery was nothing short of awe inspiring. It took an hour
Enforcement officers were there paying respects to the fallen trooper and mourning with family and friends. The superintendent of the Highway Patrol knew kenny velez for 27 years. He represented well. The velez name, the Highway Patrol, this thin blue line that we talk about, ken evelez represented well. Ken evelez was in the Highway Patrol graduating class the superintendent called the class, but of velez he used the words honor, integrity, sacrifice. Kenny demonstrated all these qualities. You already know these things about ken evelez. For the velez children, their fats it was a hero in uniform and out. Always he was dad, hero on the job, hero at home. My father showed us more are, we still feel the love. There was also love from the brotherhood of the blue line, as the state Highway Patrol superintendent termed it kenny velez a hero of the Highway Patrol. The tributes and the respect for the memory of ohio Highway Patrol trooper Kenneth Velez run deep and wide and long. At the fune
Morning, 116th street and detroit avenue not causing delays yet. Hopefully theyll clear that soon. Also a reminder st. Claire resurfacing work will go on through late september so closed to traffic from west ninth to old river road. Lets check akron. Odot showing us 76 looks just fine, moving smoothly. Lets check air tracker 5. Reporter hey, kristin, good morning. A cl using the innerbelt bridge beginning today. Youre looking at the bridge right now beginning tonight at 8 00 p. M. Through 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow, i90 east over the innerbelt bridge will be closed as crews prepare to open the eastbound bridge. Odot is asking you to use 77 and 490 and also beginning at 6 00 a. M. , West Third Street under the bridge will be closed for about two weeks. Driver will be tee de toured to west Fourth Street to Central Avenue. I heard you mentioning an you know what we see from air tracker 5. Back to you. John, thank you very much. Breaking news from overnight. One person killed after a rollover cr
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