{"id":31460,"date":"2026-08-07T20:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31460"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:36:10","slug":"tv-anchor-witnesses-car-crash-live-on-air-and-briefly-forgets-hes-being-filmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31460","title":{"rendered":"TV anchor witnesses car crash live on air and briefly forgets he\u2019s being filmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" 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happened earlier this week when KJ Jacobs, the Traffic Anchor\/Meteorologist at WCPO 9 in Cincinnati, was confronted with a real-time emergency during his regular traffic segment.<\/p>\n<p>It started with the media personality ironically pointing out that \u2018traffic was slowing down\u2019 around a stopped car in the middle of the highway. <\/p>\n<p>But he hardly got the words out when another vehicle from behind swung over into the lane and crashed straight into the halted car on the I-71 at Gilbert Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately noticing the incident when he turned back to the screen, for a split second all sense of professional live reporting went out the window as he frantically declared: \u2018Oh sh..\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307622296-40df.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29324344\" alt=\"A still of the TV anchor\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>TV anchor KJ and the audience all watched it go down in live time (Picture: WCPO 9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Luckily, remembering himself, the studio and the several cameras trained on him just in the nick of time, he cut himself off before finishing the swear word by clamping a shocked hand over his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the audience, he said: \u2018Oh I\u2019m so sorry, literally just watched a crash happen in real time and I almost said something inappropriate.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Pointing at the fender bender, he then launched into an explanation of what went down for any who might have missed it. <\/p>\n<p>It seems KJ\u2019s employer had already predicted that his segments would be charming in their chaos, with his bio page reading: \u2018Get ready to tune in for traffic and weather updates that are as informative as they are entertaining.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307622294-56a0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29324346\" alt=\"TV anchor KJ\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>He almost said the s-word but cut himself off halfway through (Picture: WCPO 9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, he\u2019s certainly met that brief.<\/p>\n<p>KJ happily owned up to the on-air slip-up by posting the clip to his own <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\">social media<\/a> to amuse his followers \u2013 taking the whole debacle in good jest.<\/p>\n<p>Over on his <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Instagram<\/a>, he captioned the clip: \u2018A natural reaction on LIVE TV, but I\u2019m so glad I hit the brakes just in time!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>People were quick to share that they would have reacted the exact same way. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I see absolutely nothing wrong with your reaction,\u2019 Jon Mischler commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The fact that we both said \u201cOh S**t\u201d at the same time,\u2019 Beconce Knowles shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That is the correct reaction sir,\u2019 Jeffrey Los joked.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That was all of our reaction. 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