FIVE LEADING THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS AND THAT BREAKING NEWS. AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS DIED AT THE SCENE OF A SERIOUS CRASH IN ANDERSON TOWNSHIP. THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE AT 5:00. I’M MIKE DARDIS, AND GOOD EVENING TO YOU. I’M SHEREE PAOLELLO. YOU WERE AFRAID THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE OUTCOME WHEN YOU SAW THE IMAGES OF THAT CAR. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE HERE AS WELL. BEECHMONT AVENUE JUST NOW REOPENING RIGHT NEAR FIVE MILE ROAD AND WLWT NEWS FIVE’S CHRIS JACOBS LIVE THERE AT THE SCENE WITH THE VERY LATEST ON THE CRASH. AND ITS IMPACT ON TRAFFIC TONIGHT. HI, CHRIS. YEAH. HEY, MIKE. SHEREE AND THE LANES WESTBOUND ON BEECHMONT. JUST OPENING UP WITHIN THE LAST 5 OR 10 MINUTES. SO THAT’S SOME GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY HAVING SOME HEADACHES, INCLUDING THE FOREST HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO SENT OUT A PRESS RELEASE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TODAY SAYING THERE WERE GOING TO BE SOME DELAYS. SO THE GOOD NEWS THERE, THE WESTBOUND LANES ON BEECHMONT ARE NOW OPEN AGAIN. BUT GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THIS VIDEO. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. THE ACCIDENT WAS CLEARED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE CRASH AND WHAT LED UP TO THE CRASH. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE MANGLED PIECES OF THAT FORD. THEY’RE SPLITTING IN TWO. WE KNOW THE CAR WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON BEECHMONT. IT WAS GOING DOUBLE THE SPEED LIMIT. NOW, THE SPEED LIMIT HERE IS ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR. SO IT WAS GOING ABOUT 80 MILES AN HOUR WHEN IT CRASHED. WE KNOW THE DRIVER AT SOME POINT. WE DON’T KNOW WHY THOUGH. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ROLLED OVER AND HIT TWO ELECTRICAL POLES AGAIN SPLITTING THAT CAR IN HALF. AS YOU SEE RIGHT THERE. NOW, THIS WAS THE ONLY CAR INVOLVED. AND WE KNOW OF ONLY ONE VICTIM BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT, THE LANES ON BEECHMONT WERE CLOSED GOING WESTBOUND A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TODAY. BUT AS I MENTIONED, THEY ARE NOW BACK OPEN. SO THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE TRAVELERS IN THE AREA WHO ARE HAVING TO BASICALLY NAVIGATE THEIR WAY AROUND THE ACCIDENT. REPORTING LIVE IN ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, CHRIS JACOBS WLWT NEWS FIVE. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, CHRIS,

Officials have identified the person who died after a crash that resulted in a vehicle being split in half Wednesday in Anderson Township.According to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office, Jacob Watford, 23, died in the crash just west of the Beechmont Ave. and Five Mile Road intersection.The crash occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday, forcing the road to be shut down for an extended period of time while officials investigated.Officials said the vehicle was traveling eastbound and went left of center, causing the vehicle to roll and hit two poles. Officials said the vehicle was going double the speed limit.

CINCINNATI —

Officials have identified the person who died after a crash that resulted in a vehicle being split in half Wednesday in Anderson Township.

According to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office, Jacob Watford, 23, died in the crash just west of the Beechmont Ave. and Five Mile Road intersection.

The crash occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday, forcing the road to be shut down for an extended period of time while officials investigated.

Officials said the vehicle was traveling eastbound and went left of center, causing the vehicle to roll and hit two poles. Officials said the vehicle was going double the speed limit.