COLD SPRING, Ky. — The Campbell County community is remembering the 19-year-old killed in a crash on AA Highway Tuesday afternoon.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet first reported at around 1:30 p.m. a crash on the AA Highway just east of the Alexandria Pike exit. All lanes in both directions were blocked as crews worked to clear the area. The family of Brady Delaney confirmed he was the person who died in the crash the next day.
His parents Elizabeth and Bill Delaney said their son had graduated high school in 2022 and launched head-first into the world of real estate with Keller Williams in Florence.
Elizabeth said her son tackled the challenges of home sales with the fervent passion he had for so many things.
"Even at a young age, he was just super passionate and driven to make a difference, and that carried along with him into adulthood," she said.
"When he found something he liked, it was all or nothing," Bill said.
Delaney's passion extended to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the sport he loved: soccer.
He played five years with the Campbell County Camels and served as captain of the team his senior year.
Head Coach Kyle Newman said a video from the end of his final season captures the kind of emotional honesty Delaney had which allowed him to be a natural leader.
"I didn't want the armband. In fact, I was terrified of it," Brady said in the recording. "The idea of being looked at by my teammates for help terrified me because I feel like sometimes I can't even help myself."
"He showed how he really felt," Newman said. "His vulnerability? You don't see that. I mean, as a coach, I learned more from him than he learned from me."
The Delaneys said their son's legacy wasn't going to be about moving mountains or doing grand gestures for others.
Elizabeth said his memory would be about doing little things all day every day to make other's lives better.
His friends have started the "#BeLikeB" campaign, and Elizabeth said the family was in the early stages of creating a foundation in his honor.
"Be like B and smile, be genuine, and it can make just as much of a difference as something bigger," she said.
Officials have not released additional information on what led to the crash at this time. It is unclear if anyone else was injured or killed.
WCPO will update this story with more information when it is available.
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