CLERMONT COUNTY — An interstate is back open after police shot and killed an armed wrong-way driver in Ohio.
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) responded around 11 p.m. Tuesday to Interstate 275 in Clermont County on reports of a wrong way driver, according to our news partner WCPO-9 TV in Cincinnati.
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The OSHP told WCPO-9 TV that a trooper located a Ford Escape driving northbound on the shoulder of the southbound lanes of the interstate.
The trooper then intentionally collided his cruiser with the vehicle, bringing it to a stop against the concrete barrier.
A release for OHSP stated, “a firearm was displayed by the driver of the car.”
Troopers provided first aid after the shooting occurred, but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene, WCPO-9 TV reported.
OSHP did not say whether a trooper fired the shots or if it was a Union Township Police Department officer. Both agencies were on scene, according to OSHP.
The driver who was shot and killed has not been identified at this time.
A trooper received minor injuries that were unrelated to the shooting, according to OSHP.
I-275 was closed just beyond Ohio State Route 32 in Union Township for at least seven hours during the investigation.
The interstate reopened around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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