Thursday, January 24 2013 4:10 PM EST2013-01-24 21:10:18 GMT
Three days after one of the biggest pileups in United States history, authorities revealed more people were impacted than originally counted.According to Hamilton County Sheriff's Office spokesman, Jim
Three days after one of the biggest pileups in United States history, authorities revealed more people were impacted than originally counted.
Tuesday, January 22 2013 6:30 AM EST2013-01-22 11:30:37 GMT
Separate crashes have closed southbound I-75 in Middletown and eastbound I-275 near Colerain. Southbound Interstate 75 in Middletown is closed north of SR 63 due to a series of crashes. Motorists have
A 12-year-old girl killed was killed in an 86 vehicles pileup on I-275 crash near Colerain Avenue. In addition, 52 vehicles were involved in a separate pileup on southbound I-75 in Middletown, with only minor injuries reported.
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) -
During
Tuesday's Trustee's Meeting, 35 Colerain Township Firefighters were
honored and presented with Letters of Commendation for their actions during the I-275 multi-vehicle pileup on January 21, 2013.
The
Colerain Township Trustees listened as the Letter of Commendation was read by
Chief Bruce Smith outlining the details of the crash and the
professional response provided by the men and women of the Colerain Township
Fire Department.
On
January 21, units from the Colerain Township F.D. were dispatched to an auto
accident on the highway during an unanticipated snow squall. Over 100 vehicles were involved in the crash. First arriving units recognized the scope of this
incident and immediately put procedures in place to assemble additional
resources that would be required to mitigate this situation.
The following firefighters were
recognized for their actions during the massive 100+ vehicle pile-up on January
21, 2013.
ALS25
E1202
FF/Medic
Mike Cramerding
FF/Medic
Paul Riedel
FF/Medic
Lindsey Sippola
FF/Medic
James Williams
FF/EMT
Jason Davis
Engine 103
Engine 109
Captain
Dave Pickering
Captain
Chris Hopkins
FF/EMT
Tom Ehrman
FF/Medic
Michael Hilton
FF/Medic
Steve May
FF/Medic
Mike Witterstaeter
FF/EMT
Tom Holland
FF/EMT
Paul Littlefield
Engine 25
Ladder 26
Captain
Shawn Stacy
FF/Medic
Phillip Klug
FF/Medic
Bruce Metzler
FF/Medic
Doug Ruhe
FF/Medic
Dave Strittholt
FF/Medic
Kyle Temple
Ladder 25
Rescue 26
FF/Medic
Dave Simonson
Captain
Darian Edwards
FF/Medic
Nick Hauser
FF/Medic
Kris Prosser
Probationary
FF/EMT Tim Michael
Squad 25
Squad 225
FF/Medic
James Montgomery
FF/Medic
Dominic King
Probationary
FF/EMT Don Hueneman
FF/EMT
Zach Hardesty
Squad 26
Squad 226
FF/Medic
Brian Timmers
FF/Medic
Jordan Shepherd
FF/Medic
Doug Rolf
FF/EMT
Jason Becker
Command Operations
Battalion
Chief Chuck Palm
Division
Chief Brad Miller
Division
Chief Mike Reenan
The Colerain Township Department
of Fire and EMS would also like to recognize and thank the following agencies
for their professionalism and outstanding assistance they provided during
this disaster.