Pileup Shuts Down Interstate
Icy road conditions led to a massive 45 car pileup on Interstate 70 on Saturday. The accident happened outside of Terre Haute, Indiana, somewhat near the border with Illinois.
Remarkably, Indiana State Police public information officer Matt Ames reported that there were no major injuries in the pileup.
The wreck on the westbound lanes of I-70 outside of Terre Haute, Indiana ensnarled 45 cars.
(Jed Portman)
The Midwest has seen dramatic winter weather across the region this weekend. Lake-effect snow has buried areas in Ohio and Michigan. Winter Storm Bellamy has dropped close to a foot of snow in some parts of Iowa and Wisconsin.
Those conditions are particularly dangerous for holiday travelers returning on interstates after Thanksgiving.
Food writer Jed Portman was one of the many drivers caught in the massive pileup wreck in Indiana. As with the other drivers, he was uninjured, though his car was damaged.
“We were near the back of the pileup, where it wasn’t nearly as bad,” he said.
As he approached the front of the wreck, while walking to speak with an officer, he said, “The very front was so much worse. There were families miraculously climbing out of cars that had been decimated.”
Many cars caught in the pileup on Interstate 70 were totaled in the wreck.
(Jed Portman)
Clean-up crews worked for six hours to move vehicles from the westbound lanes of I-70.
The area, along with much of the Midwest, continues to have dangerous driving conditions.
“If you don’t have to take any unnecessary trips, please stay home,” Officer Ames recommended on Facebook. If you do have to travel, authorities recommend reducing your speed and increasing your following distance from other cars when on the road.
