Car Wreck On I-275 Combs-Hehl Bridge

Here is an article on the victim. This is very sad for the family and his friends/co-workers. Can someone be blamed for this accident?

 

Family, Work Remember Man Who Died When Car Fell From Bridge | The River City News

Another article on the same website addresses your issue:

Here's Part of What Happened When Car Fell Off Combs Hehl Bridge | The River City News

The entire event is being treated as five separate collisions, Campbell County Police Chief Craig Sorrell said this week. "By separate collisions we mean that based on our investigation thus far, following the first collision, with the abrupt slowing down and stoppage of traffic, there were four other collisions," the chief said in a statement.

A report on the collision that involved the car that fell from the bridge has not yet been released publicly because it won't be completed until the vehicle is retrieved.

In one crash, a 2015 Kia Optima driven by Brittany Asch crashed into the back of a 2007 Ford Five Hundred driven by Diane Nixon. According to the police report, Asch's vehicle did not slow down in time to avoid the collision with Nixon's car. The Ford Five Hundred, when struck, did a 180-degree turn and slammed into the bridge's wall. The report alleges that Asch was following too closely and going too fast to slow down in time when Nixon began to slow due to the crash ahead involving the vehicle that went off the bridge.

Both drivers were transported to hospitals (Mercy Anderson in Ohio and St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas) vehicles suffered severe damage and were towed from the scene.

In another crash, a 2007 Chevrolet Impala operated by Kaulin Bauer was crossing the bridge when the driver observed a tractor trailer cross from the far left lane to the right shoulder. Bauer then noticed a 2006 Infinity G35 driven by Brent Lanman stopping in front of him and the cars collided. Due to the impact, Lanman's vehicle then struck a 2015 Kia Optima driven by Brian Hillner.

All three vehicles were towed from the scene but all the drivers and Bauer's passenger, Kerry Bauer, were not seriously hurt.

In a third accident, Kaitlyn Hall was driving a 2001 Mercury Cougar when she began to slow down after noticing a crash scene ahead. At that time, a 2003 Honda Accord driven by Taylor Glasgow struck the rear of Hall's car. Though the damage was not severe on either vehicle, one of the drivers was transported to University of Cincinnati Medical Center, though the semi-redacted report does not say which one.

In the fourth crash, the report indicates that it was another case of one vehicle slowing down and an approaching vehicle crashing into it. Christopher Batchler was driving a commercial truck that collided with a 2015 GMC Van operated by Latifah Hagens. Neither vehicle suffered serious damage, the report stated.

Further details about the crashes and the circumstances are expected to be released when the vehicle that fell from the bridge is retrieved from the river.