{"id":31550,"date":"2026-08-07T22:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31550"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:18:30","slug":"oh-sht-traffic-reporter-watches-live-crash-in-the-middle-of-his-segment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31550","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Oh Sh*t!\u2019 Traffic Reporter Watches Live Crash in the Middle of His Segment"},"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 id=\"attachment_5749183\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5749183\" class=\"wp-image-5749183 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-12-37-06-PM-1-1200x663.jpg\" alt=\"Live crash on air\" width=\"1200\" height=\"663\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5749183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>An Ohio traffic reporter had an unedited reaction when he caught a glimpse of a car crash while he was in the middle of taping a segment.<\/p>\n<p>Meteorologist and traffic anchor <strong>KJ Jacobs<\/strong> was doing a segment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCPO 9<\/a>, an ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, Thursday night when the collision occurred.<\/p>\n<p>As he was talking about a stopped vehicle on a stretch of highway, another vehicle collided with the stopped car, prompting Jacobs to suddenly react.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Traffic is slowing down, both sides, around this car, as well as that on ramp,&#8221; Jacobs said. &#8220;Oh sh*t!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs quickly caught himself and apologized on air.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;m so sorry,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This literally&#8211; just watched a crash happen in real time, and I almost said something inappropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He later posted the clip on X\/Twitter. In the tweet, he explained that it was the first time he had ever seen a crash live on air.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"8374ffdf3c29802c2050457f8f47b7bb\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LIVE TV<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/203c.png\" alt=\"\u203c\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> OSh\u2026 First time seeing a crash during a traffic segment <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/blooper?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#blooper<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wx5XWL2hxS\">pic.twitter.com\/wx5XWL2hxS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KJ Jacobs (@KJJacobsWeather) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KJJacobsWeather\/status\/2085552678386429995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the clip, the stopped car had pulled over to an area between an on ramp and the highway.<\/p>\n<p>The footage shows another vehicle suddenly exit the on ramp early and attempt to enter the highway, smashing into the stopped vehicle in the process.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the conditions of the drivers had not been reportedly. 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