casey wolf. >> first of all, thoughts and prayers go to the valez family. obviously a very tough time for them. but i think what you're going to see here tonight is a resilient community that rallies around each other when you're in tough times. >> reporter: and they are really in tough times right now as the whole community here in amherst mourns the loss of a trooper valez. this team is resilient. and they say they're going to stand together no matter what and surround his son christian tonight with lots of love and cheer. live in amherst, harry boomer, cleveland 19. >> romona: thank you, harry. nice they have that support. >>> i want to talk about the suspect in trooper valez's death. he has now been charged with vehicular homicide. in an affidavit to the court, the trooper on the scene says 37-year-old joshua gasbar was high on drugs when he crashed into trooper valez. gasbar be held on a high bond. he is behind bars at the cuyahoga county jail. he will be arraigned tomorrow. >>> and we have some breaking new information from ashland. police have identi

unlike you, trooper valez doesn't get to go home to his family tonight. you could have recognized that someone else's pain was greater than your need to get somewhere on time. you can read more of this comment on our mobile app. >>> well, we have another reminder tonight of how ohio state troopers really are heroes. dan deroos is in the answer gave their lives in the line of duty. dan. >> dan: we started digging into some of the past records for the ohio state patrol. unfortunately 41 men and women have died in the line of duty. we're just going to -- unfortunately we don't have time for all 41, but we can look at some of the most recent. the last one, this is pretty impressive that it was 7 -- 6 years ago was the last time we've had an osp trooper killed in the line of duty. trooper andrew this was a car accident that happened in wyandot county, southern ohio. this one was a really freak accident. trooper jack holland died in 2007. he was stung by a yellow jacket, a bee, while he was doing a salvage inspection and he had a fatal reaction to that. that ha

valez had three children. his youngest was playing in the game last night. we think the storyg is ready to roll. >> would you like to make a donation to the valez family? for thegh friday night entire amherst t community. >> the last two dayser have been really tough. >> since 48 -year-old ohio state highway patrol trooper ten valez was killed during a traffic stop. >> a feel for the kids. i think >> leaving behind two adult children who graduated from marion still high school in a 15 -year-old son, christianat numbr 43 who is about to take the field n. >> hopefully keeps his mind off itnd for three or four hours. >> valez attended every game, city now in the empty bleachers seat next to good friend angel gonzalez. >> he loves sports and he loved his kids more than anything and would do anything for themlo . >> and christian felt certain his father would want him here, says comments athletic director casey wolf. >> christian is an unbelievable kid.aas >> immediately students rallied planning a powerful tribute before the game against berea mid- park. >> i'm

they're remembering officer kenneth valez and the man who is accused of killing valez is now facing aggravated vehicular homicide charged. >> 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

this picture in honor of trooper valez. the 4-year-old leaves behind three children and tonight we are learning more about just who trooper valez was. harry boomer is getting those answers. >> reporter: most of us slow down and move over when we see a trooper on the side of the road conducting a traffic stop. that didn't happen today. now ohio state trooper kenneth valez is dead. >> he has been a family friend. he is the son. >> reporter: retired trooper aj torres worked with kenneth valez for 15 years. he spent hours at metro hoping and praying his long-time friend would pull through. sadly that didn't happen. torres says his friend will be missed. >> an awesome guy. couldn't ask for a better guy. >> reporter: his death hit fellow troopers very hard. they gathered at metro hugging and supporting each other trooper valez is a huge loss. now he is gone at the young age of 48 leaving three children behind. tonight a somber silence when his fellow trooperses drove his body from metro in an honor guard. >> with my family and wi

valez. it happened at a friday night football game. his son, christian, number 43, playing in the high school football game. he said it's what his dad would have wanted. valez was hit and killed thursday afternoon on i-90 west after this man, 37 year old joshuah gasper hit valez. he time of the crush. at friday's game, 1000 blue balloons were released in honor of valez. >> amherst generally we are a small town. we recognize when people are suffering and we pull together. we are able to come together and support one another. >> reporter: by the way, amherst went on to win that straight games. clearly his father was there with him that night on the field. gaspar is due in court at 8:30. i will give you the latest information once i can. meg shaw, news channel 5. columbus, less than 48 hours after a 13-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer. it happened during a robbery investigation wednesday. a town hall meeting was held last night with the columbus mayor, police chief and safety se

trooper valez was conducting a traffic stop on i- 90 when he was struck. the driver did not see him. traffic was backed up for hours. tonight we have learned that trooper valez was 48 and graduated as a member of the 118 contact class in 1989. survived by three children. years. the ohio state highway patrol superintendent colonel paul pride released a statement saying this is a tragedy for the ohio state highway patrol and the department of public safety. our prayers go out to the valez family during this difficult time and mayor jackson released a statement expressing "heart felt condolences at a tragic loss of life" no word on the driver of the car or if any charges will be filed. >> the ohio patrol office declined to speak on camera but asked the community to please pray for the troopers. reporting from brookville i'm jasmine monroe. >> thank you, jasmine. >> an emotional evening at norton high school in summit county as the school community mourns the loss of a student there. 16-year-old kyle richmond died after he fell from his skateboard and was stru

. >>> today a crowd gathered to say goodbye to fallen trooper kenneth valez. for the service and joins us now live. harry. >> reporter: all right, guys. last week state trooper kenneth valez stood strong and proud out on i-90 just doing his job. today he was laid to rest killed in the line of duty. it's not the fieldhouse they gathered to honor their fallen comrade. state trooperne >> have mercy on him and comfort his family and friends. >> reporter: the room was overflowing full of people. >> it is a solid honor to be here to celebrate the life and contribution of trooper valez. a professional public service. most of all we gather in hope. mercy. hope that kenny is set free by perfect love. >> reporter: his flag-draped coffin followed to a waiting car surrounded by hundreds of mourners. >> this definitely hits hard. and, as you can see, we come out and support an officer who died in the line of duty. >> when you bring this many people together to honor one individual, it is -- it's momentus. there was probably well over 500 officers, members of the community,

right now flags flying half-staff in lorain county by governor john kasich in rememberness of trooper valez who died at a traffic i-90 last week. >> romona: today a viewing at lorain community college going on now. that's where we find denise zarrella. denise? >> reporter: viewing hours started about an hour ago at the ewing center field house. hundreds are expected to come to pay their final respects to a man by all accounts touched so a hearse carrying trooper valez. a casket carrying the body of valez is taken to the ewing center fieldhouse where the trooper will lie in state. for close to three decades trooper valez served his community and started by the state highway patrol in 1989. he was liked so well he was referred to as kenny v. >> i think it speaks to his personal connection to the communit trooper valez he was kenny v. and that in and of itself is unique. >> reporter: we keep hearing that from a lot of people who have come here and has a great sense of humor of what all he did. the public is welcome and welcome to the funeral services that the burial is private at calvary cemet

what all we know is that tooper valez was hit when he was outside of his car. again, this happened at 1:00 near the mckinly avenue exit on i-90 west. we did see one man escorted in handcuffs. we don't know all of the information and what unfolded before this accident happened. again, the ohio state highway patrol releasing aes trooper has died after the accident. we'll bring you more and keep you updated online. again, remembering that this also does have a traffic effect with lanes of i-90 west being closed. we'll bring you more information as this story unfolds. right now getting answers in lakewood, shanice dunning, cleveland 19 news. >> mark: all right, shanice, thank you very much. >>> and live pictures now from 71. a lot of drivers going to have to detour here. it looks like traffic actually starting to pick up just a little bit. split. jon loufman live in the traffic center right now with an update on the traffic situation. john. >> jon: you're looking at this picture. and we are looking at speeds of 5 miles per hour as you're coming out of town. now, lo

. >> romona: hundreds came to pay their final respects to the fallen state trooper kenneth valez. >> most of all right now we gather and hope. free by perfect love. >> romona: more than 500 officers from 19 states came to honor trooper valez as well as hundreds of family and friends. following the funeral a motorcade took valez's flag-draped casket to his final resting place in calvary, lorain. >> denise: a fraternity at ohio university has been allegations of hazing. the fraternity is said to force pledges to drink alcohol , act as a servant to older members and perform early morning workouts. they are the third fraternity success spended. we did some digging and found there are more than 50 fraternity and sorority chapters on the campus. and one-third of all undergraduate students belong >> romona: you may want to listen closely to this. yahoo! says personal information was stolen in a massive security breech. the hacked data includes names, e-mails, addresses, telephone numbers and dates of birth. but the stolen info does not include credit card data or bank account information. y

number 43, christian valez is who they are honoring tonight. they told me at school today he got a standing ovation in the cafeteria. today it is all about rallying behind his family during this unthinkable time of grief. you are seeing everything live here. we will bring you a complete recap tonight at 11:00. >> what it moment. we will see you at 11. >>> our team coverage of the troopers death continues. we now know the man accused of will be in court tomorrow. today, officers came out to honor one of their own. i think we are having some issues. >>reporter: hundreds of family, friends, and law enforcement officers gathered to honor the father trooper and the man who hit and killed him has now been charged. around 12:45 pm yesterday kenny the last was here on the side -- kenny valez was here was struck by a car and killed. the man behind the wheel now charged with aggravated the killer homicide. today, strangers, family, and close friends gathered for a procession. >> he was like a brother to me. i am went to miss him, my family is going to mi

honor kenny today and in the days to come, not because he died but because he lived and >> kenneth valez began his career in 1988 as a ka at that time dispatcher. while he loved his calling it's clear his family was never far from his mind. >> we are extremely proud of our father, he was part of an amazing brotherhood and he devoted his whole life to protect people and protect us. >> that man went down a hero because he lived as a hero, just like i will tell anybody you are a hero yesterday, today and forever. thank you kenny for your service and sacrifice. i love you. >> reporter: and while trooper valez's watch may have ended, the thin blue line watched over him and lead the procession for his final journey. >> and that profession was nothing short of saw inspiring, it took more than an hour for police and civilians to get out of the lorain community college. and families that followed him to the cement i airy, brandon simmons pick up the story. >> it was a funeral procession that stretched for miles. some knew him personally. >> very friendly guy. joking. had loved to have fun. others

. >>> the man responsible for horrific i-90 accident that claimed the life of kenneth valez will be held on $1 million bond after his first court appearance. paul orlousky was there as two very different pictures of happened were presented to the judge. >> reporter: a key question in the case so far has been whether or not gasberg was high at the time he struck trooper valez here on i-90. his attorney admits he was on methadone and that shouldn't impair him. the prosecutors say not so fast. >> case number 609987, gasberg. >> reporter: was he high at the time his speeding car struck trooper valez or not? prosecutors say yes. he tested positive for the months of july, august and his first test in september. >> positive for what? >> heroin or opioids. >> we deny that. on the day in question, he was fine. he went and had his dose of methadone. his doctor controlled his dosage. >> reporter: on the scene on the day of the accident after failing a field sobriety test, he blew a .0 and gave a blood sample. one testing shows no drug. >> when the attorney heard the case, they did toxicology report

valez. he was on drugs when the accident happened. around 1:00 on i-90 westbound near warren road. while valez was off the roadway conducting traffic enforcement. >> there is no way to express the great human being he took. >> reporter: today hundreds of friends, family and law enforcement lined the south lorain streets to welcome home his body from the medical examiner's office. >> he >> reporter: he plans to follow in his godfather's footsteps. >> you would never in a million years think he would be gone. here he is now. >> reporter: the highway patrol sergeant assigned to the case is asking the judge to consider a high bond when he goes before a judge in cleveland tomorrow morning. live in cleveland derek waller news channel 5. his records. here's what we found out. he has a criminal record that dates back to 2007. charges include drug possession and theft. his driving regard has over a dozen tickets for speeding, not staying in the proper lane, running a ready light, and not wearing a seat belt. >>> tonight emotional support of support for the trooper will play out on a high sc

public -- officers automobiles flashing this is where the coroner's office has the body of trooper valez. he will be remembered and is honored at a high school football game later today for his fun -- son is a member of the team. these five sarah phinney has more. >>reporter: the high school comments have not won a high school football game yet but they will play with a whole lot of heart this evening because one of their players is the trooper's son. they are showing support on twitter tweeting we are here writing they asked us to wear blue and honor of a parent that path. trooper kenneth velez was standing outside his car while working traffic enforcement on i-90 yesterday when he was hit and killed. the cameras rolling as a driver was given a field sobriety test, handcuffed and put in the front seat of a cruiser. we are working to find out more about the investigation an with the state highway patrol since 1989. the comments will face off at 7 pm and -- >>> it is unfolding as it busy nowadays, a columbus family is calling for an independent investigation after the 13-year-old boy was

. >> romona: the man police say hit and killed kenneth valez has been jury. he was indicted on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and for driving under the influence. he is still in county jail on a half million dollars bond. >> denise: euclid high school will play their game as scheduled to remember a player who died over the weekend there will be a moment of silence and a boone release. jackson was taken back to the hospital yesterday and then died. the cause of death has not been released. >> you called it the gold standard of trade deals. you said it is the finest deal you have ever seen, and then you heard what i said about it and all of a sudden you were against it. >> donald, i know you live in your own reality, but that is not the facts. >> romona: the political tug of war is officially und as the first presidential debate is in the books. now comes the analysis of who won and lost the debate. that's where dan deroos is. >> denise: we have a team who will watch the debate and now we will head back to ashland university where dan is talking to