Police: 72-year-old woman dies after hit-and-run crash in Fairfield Township
THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY, LEADING THE WAY. IT IS DRY RIGHT NOW. YOU WILL WANT TO BRING THE RAIN GEAR THOUGH ON YOUR WAY OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M MEGAN MITCHELL AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON WITH KELLY RIPPIN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE ARE GOING TO SEE WIDESPREAD RAIN. IT WILL BE AN IMPACT DAY. YES, AND IT’S FRIDAY, SO THAT’S OKAY. WE HAVE GOT A LOT PLANNED AND YOU’RE GOING TO GET THROUGH IT. METEOROLOGIST RANDI RICO TIMING IT ALL OUT. ESPECIALLY WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR BLITZ 5 GAMES HAPPENING TONIGHT. RANDI IT MEANS THEY ARE PLAYING IN THE RAIN. SO. AND YOU’RE CHEERING IN THE RAIN. BE READY FOR WET WEATHER. NOW, RIGHT NOW THINGS ARE QUIET. YOU CAN SEE HERE LOOKING AT THE LIVE RADAR, THERE’S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF RAIN IN OUR REGION. JUST STARTING TO SEE SOME SPRINKLES MAKE THEIR WAY UP 71. KIND OF MAKING THEIR WAY INTO PORTIONS OF CARROLL COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OWEN COUNTY. JUST MAYBE A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES STARTING TO NUDGE ACROSS THE COUNTY LINE. SO FOR NOW, EVERYBODY IS DRY. BUT GIVE IT A COUPLE OF HOURS. THESE RAIN SHOWERS ARE DEFINITELY DRIFTING IN OUR DIRECTION. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT A WIDER VIEW HERE AND WHAT ARE CURRENTLY JUST A LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER TOP. LOUISVILLE GETS A LITTLE MORE SUBSTANTIAL BACK TOWARD MISSOURI, AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. SO THAT’S WHY YOU NEED TO PLAN FOR THE WET WEATHER THAT IS SLOWLY STARTING TO MOVE IN. AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER IMPACT DAY TODAY, THE TIMELINE RAIN ARRIVES DURING THE MORNING RUSH AT 6:00. RIGHT NOW. BETWEEN NOW AND 9 A.M., RAIN SHOWERS DRIFTING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. IT WON’T EXIT UNTIL ABOUT THE SAME TIMEFRAME TOMORROW MORNING, SO WE’VE GOT ABOUT 24 HOURS WHERE WE’RE DEALING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WET WEATHER, AND THAT MEANS WET ROADS, WET WEATHER FOR GAMES AND ANY OTHER PLANS YOUR FAMILY HAS. AND RAINFALL TOTALS COULD BE ABOUT A HALF AN INCH OR SO. TAKING A LOOK AT THE TIMELINE HERE FOR TODAY, I’VE GOT THE WEATHER IMPACT SYMBOL IN THERE. AFTER ABOUT 9 A.M., WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUTURECAST. YOU CAN SEE WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT TONIGHT AND HOW LONG THE SHOWERS LINGER INTO SATURDAY COMING UP, BUT WE’VE GOT WET ROADS FOR NOW, KELLY. HOPEFULLY THAT HOLDS THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH. YES, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE DRY THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DEAL WITH MAYBE SOME OF THE WET ROADWAYS AT LUNCHTIME OR WHEN YOU’RE HEADED HOME TO BE DONE WITH YOUR DAY. SO 75 AT RONALD REAGAN LOOKING REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW. WE DO KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST AREAS THAT TENDS TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MORNING. SO WE WILL KEEP OUR EYE ON IT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, REALLY NICE MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY FOR A FRIDAY IF YOU’RE GETTING READY TO START YOUR DAY, YOU CAN SEE THINGS ARE LOOKING GREEN OUT THERE JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. IT LOOKS LIKE OVER IN AURORA, WHERE I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONSTRUCTION, THINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT SLOW AS WELL, BUT FOR THE MOST PART LOOKING PRETTY GOOD OUT THERE AND WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN MAKE ITS WAY INTO OUR INDIANA COMMUNITIES. BUT WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS. TRAVEL TIMES ARE LOOKING EXCELLENT THIS MORNING. WE’RE HERE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED. STEPHEN KELLY. THANK YOU. 602 BREAKING OVERNIGHT A MAN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING STABBED IN CHEVIOT. POLICE RESPONDED TO MOZART AVENUE AROUND 1030 LAST NIGHT. AN HOUR CREWS SAW INVESTIGATORS FOCUSING ON AN APARTMENT WITH CRIME TAPE SPREAD ACROSS THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. WE ALSO SAW K-9 UNITS SEARCHING THE AREA. POLICE TELL US A 33 YEAR OLD MAN WAS TAKEN TO UC HOSPITAL, BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR WHAT CONDITION HE’S IN. INVESTIGATORS TELL US THEY’RE SPEAKING TO A PERSON OF INTEREST, AND THERE’S NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC. MEMORIAL SERVICES BEGIN TODAY FOR ONE OF THE PILOTS KILLED IN THAT UPS PLANE CRASH IN LOUISVILLE EARLIER THIS MONTH. THIS COMES AS FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT LED UP TO THAT DISASTER. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S RICHARD CHILES LIVE FOR US IN BURLINGTON AND RICHARD. A VISITATION IS PLANNED THERE TODAY FOR ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS WHO LIVED RIGHT IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. NOW, WILL FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL RICHARD WARTENBERG WILL GATHER HERE IN BURLINGTON FOR THAT PRIVATE VISITATION THAT WILL BE HELD LATER TODAY. WARTENBERG IS FROM INDEPENDENCE, RECENTLY LIVING HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY. HE GREW UP IN LEBANON, WHERE HE WENT TO SCHOOL BEFORE JOINING THE US AIR FORCE, WHERE HE SERVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WARTENBERG, ONE OF THE PILOTS AND THE CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD THAT UPS FLIGHT THAT WENT DOWN NOVEMBER THE 4TH. ALL THREE OF THOSE CREW MEMBERS, ALONG WITH 11 OTHER PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, WERE KILLED IN THE CRASH. 20 OTHERS WERE HURT. NOW, THE NTSB, RELEASING THEIR PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE CRASH YESTERDAY, FINDING THAT THE LEFT ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE PLANE’S PYLONS DURING TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ROLL. INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE WAS WEAR AND TEAR ON THE PYLON WHERE THE ENGINE ATTACHES TO THE WING, REACHED ABOUT 30FT BEFORE GOING DOWN. LAST NIGHT, LOUISVILLE’S MAYOR SHARED A BRIEF TRIBUTE, AGAIN HONORING THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES. WE HONOR NOT JUST THE SORROW, BUT THE FULLNESS OF THEIR LIVES. THE JOY, THE LAUGHTER, THE STORIES. ONLY YOUR FAMILY KNOWS. THE SMALL THINGS THAT MADE EACH OF THEM WHO THEY ARE. NOW, TODAY’S VISITATION HERE IN BURLINGTON IS A PRIVATE ONE. TOMORROW’S FUNERAL MASS WILL BE HELD AT SAINT CECILIA’S IN INDEPENDENCE. REPORTING LIVE THIS MORNING, RICHARD CHILES WLWT NEWS FIVE. JARED. THANK YOU. MOUNT HEALTHY POLICE SEARCHING FOR TWO SUSPECTS ACCUSED OF ROBBING AN ARMORED TRUCK AT A GAS STATION. AND IT PROMPTED A LOCKDOWN AT TWO SCHOOLS NEARBY. THIS WAS ABOUT 1130 YESTERDAY MORNING. A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING BY NOTICED WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE UDF ON HAMILTON AVENUE. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTS HELD AN ARMORED TRUCK AT GUNPOINT BEFORE TAKING OFF WITH $30,000 IN MONEY. NOW MOUNT HEALTHY ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL PUT ON LOCKDOWN BEFORE THE STUDENTS WERE EVENTUALLY SENT HOME. NO ONE WAS HURT AND OFFICERS HAVE NOT RELEASED A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECTS. 605 WLWT THOSE OF YOU LIVING IN MIDDLETOWN WILL NOTICE BIG CHANGES TO YOUR UTILITY BILLS NEXT MONTH. AS A RESULT OF THAT CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT BACK IN AUGUST. THOSE BILLS HAVE BEEN ON HOLD AS THE CITY WORKED TO SECURE ITS SYSTEM. BUT AS THEY RESUME, YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE THAT YOUR COST WILL BE AN ESTIMATE BASED ON YOUR USAGE FROM LAST YEAR, PLUS 25%. IN A POST ON FACEBOOK, MIDDLETOWN SAYS THAT 25% IS NOT A NEW FEE, BUT IT’S A WAY TO GET CAUGHT UP ON THE MONTHS OF MISSED PAYMENTS. ALSO, ANY PAYMENTS MADE SINCE AUGUST WILL SHOW UP THIS CYCLE AND FLAT FEE CHARGES WILL BE BACK BILLED IN FULL BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IN JANUARY. MEANWHILE, UTILITY SHUT OFFS THOSE ARE STARTING BACK UP FOR ACCOUNTS THAT WERE ALREADY DELINQUENT BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THOSE CUSTOMERS WILL GET SEPARATE NOTICES WITH STEPS TO AVOID GETTING THOSE UTILITIES SHUT OFF. NOW THE CITY HOPES TO RESUME ACTUAL METER READINGS IN THE NEW YEAR, BUT THERE’S STILL NO SET TIMELINE WHEN THAT DOES HAPPEN, THEY’LL CALCULATE EXACT USAGE DURING THE OUTAGE AND SPREAD ANY REMAINING BALANCE OVER SIX B█ILLING CYCLES TO HOPEFULLYEASE THAT IMPACT. ALSO NEW THIS MORNING, KROGER ANNOUNCING A MAJOR SHIFT THAT WILL IMPACT THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ACROSS GREATER CINCINNATI. THE COMPANY CONFIRMING WITH WLWT THAT STARTING IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR, ALL CORPORATE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE TO RETURN TO THE OFFICE FIVE DAYS A WEEK. LEADERS SAY IN-PERSON TEAMWORK HELPS THEM BE MORE EFFICIENT AND SUPPORT STORES AROUND THE CLOCK. THIS ALL COMING AFTER KROGER HAD ALREADY ASKED REMOTE WORKERS TO COME BACK 3 TO 4 DAYS A WEEK EARLIER THIS YEAR. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS WILL TAKE ON A NEW MEANING TONIGHT IN CINCINNATI. THE UNDEFEATED PANTHERS FACE OFF AGAINST THE SAINT HIGH SCHOOL BOMBERS AT PAYCOR STADIUM, RAISING THIS HEATED RIVALRY TO REALLY THE NEXT LEVEL. WE SENT OUR RESIDENT WESTSIDER GIACOMO LUCA TO PAYCOR STADIUM, WHERE THE STAGE IS SET FOR THIS DIVISION ONE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. GIACOMO. YEAH, KELLY. IT’S EXPECTED TO BE PHYSICAL, FAST PACED AND HIGH ENERGY AS BOTH OF THESE TEAMS ARE VYING FOR A SHOT AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. WE KNOW SAINT X, THEY’RE GOING TO BE CHASING SOME REVENGE AFTER FALLING TO ELDER 2313 DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. MEANWHILE, THEY WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAND THE PANTHERS THEIR FIRST LOSS AND THE ROAD TO PAYCOR. IT’S REALLY A STORY IN ITSELF. 6000 TICKETS FOR THE ORIGINAL VENUE OVER AT MASON HIGH SCHOOL HAD SOLD OUT EARLIER THIS WEEK, WHILE STUDENTS WERE IN CLASS, SHUTTING MANY OF THEM OUT. THAT’S WHEN COACHES AND ELECTED LEADERS JUMPED IN, WORKING WITH THE BENGALS TO BRING THE GAME TO THE RIVERFRONT, GIVING BOTH FAN BASES AND THIS WEST SIDE MATCHUP ROOM TO SHOW UP. PLAYERS TELL ME THAT THEY’RE LOCKED IN, FIRED UP, AND READY FOR THIS CHANCE TO PLAY AT AN NFL FIELD. I KNOW A BUNCH OF THESE KIDS FROM GRADE SCHOOL, SO I’VE BEEN PLAYING AGAINST THEM SINCE GRADE SCHOOL, SO I’M REALLY EXCITED TO GET OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, SHOW EVERYBODY WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING SINCE WEEK SIX WHEN THEY BEAT US 12 AND ZERO. IT’S FANTASTIC GOING OUT. I MEAN, WE HAVE A SHOT TO DO SOMETHING GREAT, AND IT’S OUR SENIOR YEAR LAST YEAR TO DO IT. YEAH. LOOK, SPARKS ARE EXPECTED TO FLY IN THIS HIGH STAKES SHOWDOWN. ALSO, IT’S GOING TO BE LAST FOOTBALL GAME FOR SOME OF THESE PLAYERS, AT LEAST A COMPETITIVE GAME. SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR MANY OF THESE SENIORS THAT ARE HEADING OUT ONTO THE FIELD TONIGHT. GATES OPEN AT 530. KICKOFF AT SEVEN. WE’RE WISHING BOTH OF THESE TEAMS THE VERY BEST OF LUCK. WE’RE LIVE AT P
Police: 72-year-old woman dies after hit-and-run crash in Fairfield Township
Updated: 10:22 AM EST Nov 21, 2025
A 72-year-old woman has died after a hit-and-run crash in Fairfield Township Thursday.It happened around 9:08 p.m. when Fairfield Township police responded to Tylersville Road for a report of a woman unresponsive in the roadway.Officers arriving on scene found a 72-year-old-woman who was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. Police have identified the woman as Digna Arribasplata.After collecting evidence at the scene, investigators suspect a Kia Forte GT, approximately a 2019-2024 model, is involved in the crash. Police say damage to the vehicle will include potential missing pieces to the front of the vehicle as well as potential side damage. Investigators are asking any witnesses or anyone with information to call the Fairfield Township Police Department or send the information through CrimeStoppers.The investigation into this crash is ongoing.
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio —
A 72-year-old woman has died after a hit-and-run crash in Fairfield Township Thursday.
It happened around 9:08 p.m. when Fairfield Township police responded to Tylersville Road for a report of a woman unresponsive in the roadway.
Officers arriving on scene found a 72-year-old-woman who was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. Police have identified the woman as Digna Arribasplata.
After collecting evidence at the scene, investigators suspect a Kia Forte GT, approximately a 2019-2024 model, is involved in the crash.
Police say damage to the vehicle will include potential missing pieces to the front of the vehicle as well as potential side damage.
Investigators are asking any witnesses or anyone with information to call the Fairfield Township Police Department or send the information through CrimeStoppers.
The investigation into this crash is ongoing.