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Report of a crash on Lakota Drive at Union Centre Boulevard in West Chester

Report of a crash on Lakota Drive at Union Centre Boulevard in West Chester
RANDI: NOW ON WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY, OFF TO A FOGGY START TODAY, THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE WAKING UP TO. A VERY FOGGY DAY. I AM TRACKING HOW LONG THIS DREARY VIEW LINGERS AND WHICH DAYS THIS WEEK ARE WETTEST. KELLY: FIRED UP. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE UPSET ABOUT THE LIVING CONDITIONS AT A LOCAL APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE CITY AND STATE LEADERS STEPPING IN AND THE NEW CALL FOR ACTION. STEVEN: PLUS, A SURGE IN SICKNESS LEADING TO A SHORTAGE IN MEDICINE. WHY PHARMACIES TELL US THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING ITEMS STOCKED. KELLY: IT IS TUESDAY MORNING. IT IS FOGGY. WE WILL GET YOU OUT THE DOOR ON YOUR WAY WITH PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. STEVEN: IT MAY BE A SLOW START FOR EVERYONE. RANDI: IT DID ME A SECOND TO FIGURE THIS OUT. WE HAVE THE BALLPARK, THERE IS HERITAGE BANK CENTER. STEVEN: I DON’T BELIEVE YOU. I DON’T SEE ANYTHING. KELLY: I SEE THE SIGN. RANDI: STARED AT IT WHOLE COMMERCIAL BREAK. FILED WILL STICK AROUND A LITTLE LONGER. HERE IS THE CITY CAM YOU. LATE MORNING ALMOST NOON BEFORE WE FINALLY KICK THIS OUT OF HERE. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY GOES THROUGH NOON FOR HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA BUT INCLUDE ALL OF THE MAIN AREA HIGHWAYS. DISABILITY IS DEFINITELY DOWN. HOUR BY SHOWING THE FOG LINGERING. EXPECT FOG CONDITIONS TO 10:00 OR 11:00. IT IS NOT TURN SUNNY, THE FOG GETS REPLACED BY GRAY SKIES. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40’S THIS MORNING. A STRAY SPRINKLE IS POSSIBLE AND RAIN CHANCES GO UP TONIGHT. I WILL SHOW YOU WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS OVERNIGHT. STEVEN: PEOPLE LIVING AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN HARTWELL ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS AFTER GOING DAYS WITHOUT RUNNING WATER. KELLY: AND NOW THEY ARE DELIVERING A LIST OF OTHER PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH. WLWT NEWS 5’S RICHARD CHILES IS LIVE WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE WILLIAMSBURG OF CINCINNATI APARTMENT COMPLEX. THEY ARE GETTING REINFORCEMENTS. RICHARD: IT SEEMS CITY LEADERS ALONG WITH THE STATE LEADERS STEPPING IN AND THAT MAY BE A SIGN OF OPTIMISM FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE AT THE APARTMENTS. IT HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING. WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY MULTIPLE TIMES TO LEAVE THE PRIVATE PROPERTY. AN OVERNIGHT MEETING YESTERDAY AT THE RECREATION CENTER IN HARTWELL BRINGS IN CITY COUNCILMAN SCOTTY JOHNSON ALONG WITH STATE SENATOR CECIL THOMAS. THE RESIDENCE DESCRIBING A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE SEEN INCLUDING MOLD AND RODENTS AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS MEETING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS PACKED OVERNIGHT. IT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE RESIDENTS TO SAID THEY NEEDED TO GET THEIR FRUSTRATIONS HEARD ON HAND. LEGAL AID, STATE SENATORS, ALL OF THEM HEARD FROM DOZENS OF RESIDENTS COMPLAINING ABOUT MOLD PROBLEMS, SECURITY AND LIGHTING ISSUES AND STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH RODENTS. >> THE CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ON THE PREMISES EARLIER LAST WEEK AND ISSUED HUNDREDS OF CODE VIOLATIONS. >> I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE NUMBERS AND THE PEOPLE AND THE STORIES AND CLEARLY THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPLEX ITSELF. IT TAKES THIS KIND OF ENERGY FROM THE COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH A STEERING COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT ALL WORK. >> I’M ACTUALLY EXCITED THAT WE GOT THAT MUCH ATTENTION. HOPEFULLY WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE ENOUGH NOISE TO GET SOME RESULTS. RICHARD: YOU CAN IMAGINE THE FRUSTRATION OF THOSE RESIDENTS. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE PROPERTY SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN ASKED BY MANAGEMENT TO LEAVE, REFUSING OUR QUESTIONS, MANAGEMENT SAYING WE HAD THE LEAVE. CITY COUNCILMAN SCOTTY JOHNSON PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATED, SAYING THE CITY HAS NOW REQUESTED THE TENANTS REQUEST FOR BUILDING AND INSPECTIONS AND ALL OF THE WORK, SAYING HIS OFFICE CONTINUING TO APPLY TH
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Report of a crash on Lakota Drive at Union Centre Boulevard in West Chester
Report of a crash on Lakota Drive at Union Centre Boulevard in West Chester. A car hit a pole, unknown injuries. For live traffic updates, click here. This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk. Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

Report of a crash on Lakota Drive at Union Centre Boulevard in West Chester. A car hit a pole, unknown injuries.

For live traffic updates, click here.

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This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk.

Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.