is name is joshua gasper. the influence of drugs which led to him crashing into the trooper. we now take a live look inside the courtroom where you see joshua gasper standing in front of a judge. he standing there with other people who have arraignments this morning. he's charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. according to the patrol, police conducted a field sobriety tests and arrested him on the scene. we are told he was doing a routine traffic stop and there's now an american flag that marks the spot where this all happens. yesterday, april procession for the lies, they father of three, happened. the sons of his described him >> he was a great coworker, and he was the support and he was the anchor. he was unreal. >> he's talking to the judge, we are waiting to find out what the judge will say to him as well as the bond. we also wanted to let you know that the vilez's visitation is happening this sunday from three until eight at lorain high school, and there was a football game at amherst high school against the rea. and amazingly, the troopers he was so happy that so

joshua gasper was using drugs and driving recklessly when he hit and killed mourn -- vallez who had another driver pulled over on the side way -- on the highway. he is expected to be going ahead of a judge tomorrow i could not say anything better about him. he was like a brother, a coworker, he is the godfather to my son. we are going to grieve and mourn and carry on his memory and think about the good times we had. >> trooper vallez is survived by his parents and three children. tonight that is where the focus is as his son chose in the face field with his amherst high school football team we are live without it community offered trooper vallez. >> reporter: there is something extraordinary happening on this field tonight. something so powerful you have to see to believe. players and fans from both teams you standing in solidarity for one family. >> tonight was about so much more than football . it was about number 43. it was about christian mourn -- chris your back. the sophomore taking the field tonight as a tribute to his bad -- dad state trooper kenny vallez . >> i just want to say tha

. >>> joshua gasper who hit and killed velez, is accused of being on drugs. >> monica robbins is looking to a study that people were on drugs behind the for drugs. if alcohol is a bigger contributing factor. >> drivers have both or more than one drug in their system making it difficult to determine which substance had the greater affect. here is what we could do know. men are more likely than women to drive under the influence of drugs than alcohol and it is common in those 18 to 25. after alcohol, marijuana is the most common drug found in the crashes. >> the role it plays is unclear. it has shown marijuana has an increased in lane waving. poor reaction time and attention to the road. next is prescription medications. a 2010 study found 47% of drivers who tested positive for drugs had a prescription drug in their system compared to 37% for marijuana. and 10% for cocaine. >> many prescription drugs can lead to dizziness and drowsy driving. this. by taking ampien and within seconds i crashed into a median and most likely caused a deadly accident. >> drivers on cocaine or methamphetamine w

. >> it also worked for joshua gasper the driver accused of killing the trooper kenneth very he on i 90. he was prescribed methadone. >> josh is clean, josh is sober, josh got into an accident and that could happen to anybody. >> channel 3 news contained medical report showing he was not intoxicated. we shun have to prove him innocent. >> for the record. >> gasper has guilty. his attorney saysgasper was once addicted to pain meds, he was prescribed methadone as part of a successful recovery. >> josh had a drug test once a week for all three years, all tests were negative. >> gasper was drug tested a day after the crash, that test showed gasper was negative for all drugs of abuse. denny wilson has been helping addicts for 20 years, he familiar with methadone. work on some of the other areas in their life affected by their drug or alcohol use. >> according to his lawyer he was avoiding another car when he struck the trooper. >> our hearts go out to the trooper, it's not right to nothing more than a tragic accident. >> gas per's attorney is expected to present the drug test evidence in

. >>> a cuyahoga county grand jury indicts the ma killing an ohio state trooper. 37-year-old joshua gasper face twoing counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, both second- degree felonies. he's facing a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. he's accused of hitting troopervilleez on i-find and lakewood two weeks ago. >> and we moving on here, the indians officially the american league central division chasms, the tribe shrimping their spots detroit. >> and hakim dermish caught the celebrations inside the clubhouse. >> and here we go. clenching time. going to get crazy in the clubhouse. >> i know you partied in your days and as far as the best parties. >> and number one, man. >> and you did this before. you're a wiley veteran celebrating an al division championship. >> it never gets old. had every single year, you know, coming in to this and this has been great, man, to come together as a group. this is awesome. >> i don't party enough and he does enough partying for the both of us. this is pretty fun. >> how does that feel? >> it felt great. >> i dreamt of this moment. it's go

his name is joshua gasper. he was driving under the influence of drugs when he hit and killed trooper kenneth veliz on gasper is charged and scheduled to be in court this morning at 8:30. according to the ohio state highway patrol gasper hit veliz after swerving to avoid another vehicle. police conducted a field sobriety test and arrested him on the scene. veliz was conducting a routine traffic stop when gat per hit him near the mckinley avenue exit near lakewood. yesterday afternoon. close friends of his describe him as a great person who was dedicated to his job. >> he is like a brother, a coworker, godfather to my son, my parents loved him like a son. he was there at all our family activities. he was the support. the anchor. my kids loved him, they called him uncle kenny. unreal. >> reporter: veliz's visitation will be on wednesday at lorraine high veliz was also honored at his youngest son's football game last night. fans from both teams showed support with blue. there was also a balloon release before the

. >> mark: joshua gasper was high on drugs when he hit valez on i-90 yesterday. the officer was conducting a stop near the warren road exit on 90 westbound. he was struck while outside of his vehicle. witnesses who watched the tragedy unfold describe absolute 911 calls revealed and reaction from a lifelong friend of officer valez. jen. >> jen: well, mark, the community really still reeling from what happened to officer valez just yesterday. but they are responding to this sudden and tragic loss with messages and signs of support and respect. >> it's a state highway patrolman. emergency. he just got hit. >> a state highway patrolman just got hit? >> just got hit on 90 heading west. i think they killed him. >> reporter: 40-year-old kenneth valez leaves behind three children after a car struck and killed him during a traffic stop. since then, banners and flags have been posted near the site of the accident on the overpass above the crash site and at an overpass in avon. valez was an incredible father who did everything with his kids. he says this is a terrible loss

his name iste joshua gasper 37 years old. hes is been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. according to court records he was under the influence of drus at the time of the crash. as you know o, trooper belies ws doing a traffic stop when he was hit thursday afternoon.w again, he was charged with to the court he was under the influence of drugsdi at the timt of the crash. we will have more on that and walmart check of the weekend rob portman and his wealthy friends have spent millions attacking me. they say i lost jobs and drained the rainy day fund. well friends, i was governor during the great national recession - and we all know it was raining pretty hard. so i used the rainy day fund - because i wouldn't cut education or local police and fire. and we balanced the budget every year. attack ads are easy. leading in a crisis is hard. i'm ted strickland and i approve this message. i'm going to intro this next story because it features are very owni t todd meany. see what happened earlier this morning when todd filled in for kenny crumpton and got to take part in a pretty exc

at 6:00 to get answers, paul went to the clinic that treated joshua gasper and talked to people using heroin substitute. >>> cleveland 19 news uncover new details about jamal he was the one accused of assassinating his own daughter. dani joins us with the newest details. >> dani: the investigation unit has obtained these police reports that showed jamal monsure threatened to kill himself if his daughter didn't return home for a specific time from a work conference she was at in las vegas. this video you're seeing is recent from just this week. but the report also happened in the family home. tahane was 23 years old. the police report says they received an anonymous 911 call saying that jamal monsure had threatened to himself if his daughter didn't return home from the conference the next morning. he was angry with his daughter but calm and reasonable when talking with them and it states that he and his wife both said at the time he never threatened to kill himself. now, monsure is in jail tonight held on $4.5 million bail ar daughter by shooting her in the head and killing her. he has

. >>> a grand jury indicted joshua g asper on vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle impaired trooper. investigators tell us gasper struck and killed trooper kenneth velez on 90 earlier this month while he was under the influence of drugs. >>> rocky river police are trying to figure out the circumstances that led to a dad allegedly shooting his own daughter. >> please send an ambulance, please. my father shot her. >> police were called to this home on vine court just after 1:00 this morning. the woman's brother called 9-1-1 saying his dad shot tahani manseur is being treated at the hospital for two gun shot wounds. police arrested her 63-year-old dad, jamal, at the scene. >>> firefighters continue to investigate what caused an early morning fire at a cleveland apartment building at west 112th and clifton. that's just on the cleveland lakewood border. three people were hurt and taken to metro. two men were critically hurt. a woman was treated for minor tavern was started by a lit cigarette that wasn't put out. it was left in a storage room right next to the roof top dining area. damage at the greenhouse is estimate