Videos released of trooper who killed armed wrong-way driver will not face charges

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0:00 - Dashcam
4:16 - Bodycam 1
9:30 - Bodycam 1 - Short panic attack
10:23 - Bodycam 2
14:38 - Bodycam 3
18:46 - Bodycam 4
22:15 - Bodycam 5
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Union Township, OH - No charges will be filed against the Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper who killed the wrong-way driver in Union Township back in April.

Clermont County Prosecutor Mark Tekulve announced Wednesday that the trooper’s actions April 1 were “reasonable” and “appropriate” for him to “protect both his own life and the lives of others.”

The deadly officer-involved shooting took place on Interstate 275 near Ohio 32 in Clermont County around 11:15 p.m.

A trooper saw a maroon SUV, driven by 34-year-old Kelsey Hildal, of Blue Ash, traveling northbound in the southbound lanes.

After getting clearance from his supervisor, the trooper decided to use his cruiser to make controlled physical contact with the SUV, the prosecutor’s office wrote in a press release. He was able to pin Hildal’s vehicle against a concrete barrier, bringing it to a stop.

When the trooper exited his cruiser, he noticed the driver brandished a firearm, which is seen in bodycam video, the prosecutor’s office said.

The trooper told Hildal to drop the weapon multiple times.

“After initially complying with the trooper’s commands, Ms. Hildal picked up the firearm again,” the prosecutor wrote.

The trooper discharged his firearm, killing Hildal.

Inside the vehicle, bodycam footage shows a Glock 43X 9mm semiautomatic pistol falling from the SUV. The gun was loaded.

Law enforcement also found two Mossberg 500 shotguns in Hildal’s vehicle, the prosecutor’s office says, all of which were legally owned by her.