This stretch of 71 south was shut down just after 3 am. When a wrong way driver caused a deadly accident. Two cars traveling 55 mph and they hit headon on the interstate its going to be a spectacular crash. This was the scene of that crash on i71 near the dana avenue exit. Police say the person responsible is 22yearold taryn chin. you need to attribute this shes accused of driving the wrong way on 71, while under the influence of alcohol. Lt. Bruce hoffbaur Cincinnati Police dept. I think an ordinary driver who wouldnt be impaired would quickly realize theyre in the road . . Place. But for chin it was too late. . . Thats a line typically used for someone who dies. Plus its out of context. Cut that line chins blood alcohol content was nearly two times the legal limit when she crashed headon into 47 yearold jose arenas car. The florence man, who worked at cintas, was headed home from his shift early this morning when he was killed instantly. Its a scary thought for other innocent drivers
Does remind motorists that these things do happen and you have to be aware that something unexpected could come up on your car and you have to react. Police say they suspect chin may have been using drugs as well. As the day goes on. Theyre working on finding out where she was before the crash. Another important part of the case. Reporting live. Jordan burgess. 9 on your side. Thats not the only interstate crash police are dealing with this morning. Right now police are cleaning up a multicar pileup that shut down a stretch of i75 south. South. This is video of what the backup looked like after the crash around 10 this morning. At least five crash. This is a live look at i75 at paddock. You can see the back up drivers are dealing with right now. 9 on your side is working to get more information about this crash and well bring you the latest again. Heres a first check of your nine first warning forecast. While we start the day with cloudy conditions, we should see a slow decrease in clo
Toss to jordan right now police are in the process of cleaning up the wreckage out here on interstate 71 south between away the two vehicles involved. Were trying to get answers about why that driver was going the wrong way down the interstate here. We want to show you a better look at the damage here. You can see the twisted metal and the proof of how hard these two vehicles hit each other. The man in the car was killed. No word on the condition of the woman who police say was in the van and going the wrong way on interstate 71 south between dana avenue and William Howard long she may have been driving the wrong way. Or why. Those are police are looking into now. At first they thought the interstate would be closed watching the progress here and reporting live. Jordan breaking now in the live alert center. Police in dayton, ohio, need your help to find a missing elderly woman. 88yearold Lillian Jones disappeared from her home around 5 30 last night. Investigators say shes 5 feet 6 inc
3 a man is dead after police say he pulled a gun on three cincinnati officers. He was shot on harrison avenue in cheviot. The chaotic scene began when 911 calls were made about an intoxicated man waving a gun. When officers arrived, they found a silver truck crashed into a pole. A couple of blocks away, a man failed to comply with officers. And police say he pulled 3 martin haynes, witness about two minutes later the cops pull up and stop right by this truck. One cop gets out and grabs a shotgun out of the trunk, cocks it, you could hear him cock it, gets back in the car, takes off and then a couple minutes later you heard the gunshots. The next thing you know the gentlemans dead. We expect to learn more this morning at a Cincinnati Police News Conference at 11. 3 neighbors in cheviot came from their homes and saw the Police Activity at harrison avenue and north bend road. Like the person you just heard. They tell us they heard the sound of gunfire. Police blocked off the area. As homi
It was a spectacular crash, both cars collided headon. Arenas was killed at the scene. Chin was treated for minor injuries. We brought ms. Chin back here to the traffic section where we processed her. She gave us a breath sample she tested. 122 breath content. Investigators thought there was possible drug use, and she did give us a sample. There was something during the interview process which lead police to believe there could have been some type of drug use. She is cooperating with police. What police are not sure about is where chin was before she got whether she was working or been someplace else, they arent sure at this point. Even if they didnt it is part of the investigating process. About that. They are also checking 911 calls to dispatch. They are checking Traffic Cameras on interstate so see where she may have gotten on the interstate going in the wrong direction. Well continue to follow this, so many people probably likely saw it at that time of day. Do we know more about th