3 dead in Anderson Township crash, Hamilton County deputies confirm

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Three persons died as a outcome of a crash in Anderson Township, Kyla Woods of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Workplace verified Saturday.

The crash occurred shortly soon after 9:30 p.m. Friday evening in close proximity to 5 Mile Road and New Richmond exits and shut all eastbound lanes of Interstate 275 in Anderson Township, the sheriff’s office environment reported.

Just one of the victims was identified as Keith Skaggs, 37, a AAA worker who was struck at the scene when planning to load a AAA member’s auto onto the again of a tow truck, Kara Hitchens of AAA Club Alliance verified in a statement Saturday.

“The AAA loved ones is deeply saddened by the deaths of a few individuals in a multi-auto crash past night, which includes a single of our personal. Two people on the scene were also killed, and two other folks have been wounded, including our member. Our hearts go out to all of the families and colleagues impacted by this horrible tragedy,” the statement explained.

A Delhi few who witnessed the crash in actual time spoke with FOX19′s Morgan Parrish about what they saw at the scene and claimed they have been just about strike when a truck included in the crash sped earlier their car.

“It was dark out and a truck is coming tremendous rapidly previous us – no lights on, swerving switching lane to lane, and I witnessed him use a turn sign it’s possible when, and 30 seconds later on we see the crash,” reported Alivia Meece.

Meece mentioned that she and her boyfriend Kaileb Wright had their four-month-aged infant in the car or truck at the time, and reported that viewing the crash transpire ideal just before their eyes was both equally “terrifying and traumatic.”

“Just thinking it could have been us – if we had been two minutes earlier, that could’ve been us,” Wright mentioned. “When he was driving earlier us, he received tremendous near to us, like mirror to mirror – it was actual nuts.”

“I’ve never ever found a thing like that transpire the most I have ever found is a fender bender – I have never noticed a useless body, so that correct there alone can get to you,” Wright added.

As a consequence of the crash, Wright and Meece mentioned they were being stuck in traffic for 40 minutes to an hour.

“It was a whole lot of cars and trucks stacked at least a mile again, to the position they started off turning vehicles all-around….it was a fantastic 20 minutes prior to we got to turn around and go, and it was so lousy the ambulance experienced to occur from the opposite way forward of the crash,” Wright mentioned.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office’s Targeted traffic Safety Unit is currently investigating the crash and has not unveiled any more facts.

The sheriff’s place of work has not however produced the victims’ identities as they are however notifying the victims’ next of kin.

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