mespock
December 20th, 2004, 11:03 AM
Just to let you all know I missed the accident buy just a little.
What a wild snow storm!!!
I-80 around Cleveland was wicked also, even worse was I-80 by the 77 before Gary IN. 10 mph. I broke my buddy from Alabama in pretty good.
He woke up on Sunday walked out side in his short and said we are snowed in. LOL
I said this is just a little flurry let's go!
He was a little nervous. I feld bad for the guy that I met near Cleveland who's window on his Conti fellow down! He had the duck tape out and plastic trying to make a temp window.
Anyway got back around 11:00 PM central time. I will be posting pics of the T-bird that I picked up.
Story Below:
-80 reopens after massive pileup in Pa.
More than 70 vehicles were involved in a pileup on snowy Interstate 80 in western Pennsylvania on Sunday, backing up traffic for at least 20 miles.
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Nobody was killed, but 28 people were taken to hospitals with injuries, and an additional 77 were examined near the scene of the accident. The pileup occurred at 11:30 a.m. during a snowstorm near Mercer.
The westbound lanes of I-80 reopened Sunday night. The eastbound lanes had reopened in the afternoon.
Melody Glaser, manager of the Quality Inn in Hermitage, Pa., where busloads of stranded motorists were taken, said victims told her that the pileup was triggered by a truck that jackknifed.
The Quality Inn served as an emergency treatment center for victims.
"They brought them here in school buses, tour buses, ambulances," Glaser said. "Some were brought in on gurneys ."
Three local hospitals reported that 28 victims had been brought to emergency rooms. Sixteen were treated and released by 5 p.m., while a dozen remained under medical care.
"Most victims suffered fractures to multiple parts of their body," said Robert Jackson, acting chief executive of United City Hospital in Grove City, Pa. The two victims in the worst shape were listed in fair condition.
"The big problem is most folks are not from around here and they're trying to get connected with their families," Jackson said.
The Quality Inn used a banquet room to accommodate about 100 motorists stranded from the accident. The hotel and the Red Cross supplied the motorists with free food, coffee, blankets and towels.
Glaser said the area received about 4 inches of snow, which brought traffic to a standstill. The temperature was about 10 degrees for most of the day.
Glaser said the trip from her home, usually four minutes, took an hour Sunday.
What a wild snow storm!!!
I-80 around Cleveland was wicked also, even worse was I-80 by the 77 before Gary IN. 10 mph. I broke my buddy from Alabama in pretty good.
He woke up on Sunday walked out side in his short and said we are snowed in. LOL
I said this is just a little flurry let's go!
He was a little nervous. I feld bad for the guy that I met near Cleveland who's window on his Conti fellow down! He had the duck tape out and plastic trying to make a temp window.
Anyway got back around 11:00 PM central time. I will be posting pics of the T-bird that I picked up.
Story Below:
-80 reopens after massive pileup in Pa.
More than 70 vehicles were involved in a pileup on snowy Interstate 80 in western Pennsylvania on Sunday, backing up traffic for at least 20 miles.
Search USATODAY.com
Snapshots
Nobody was killed, but 28 people were taken to hospitals with injuries, and an additional 77 were examined near the scene of the accident. The pileup occurred at 11:30 a.m. during a snowstorm near Mercer.
The westbound lanes of I-80 reopened Sunday night. The eastbound lanes had reopened in the afternoon.
Melody Glaser, manager of the Quality Inn in Hermitage, Pa., where busloads of stranded motorists were taken, said victims told her that the pileup was triggered by a truck that jackknifed.
The Quality Inn served as an emergency treatment center for victims.
"They brought them here in school buses, tour buses, ambulances," Glaser said. "Some were brought in on gurneys ."
Three local hospitals reported that 28 victims had been brought to emergency rooms. Sixteen were treated and released by 5 p.m., while a dozen remained under medical care.
"Most victims suffered fractures to multiple parts of their body," said Robert Jackson, acting chief executive of United City Hospital in Grove City, Pa. The two victims in the worst shape were listed in fair condition.
"The big problem is most folks are not from around here and they're trying to get connected with their families," Jackson said.
The Quality Inn used a banquet room to accommodate about 100 motorists stranded from the accident. The hotel and the Red Cross supplied the motorists with free food, coffee, blankets and towels.
Glaser said the area received about 4 inches of snow, which brought traffic to a standstill. The temperature was about 10 degrees for most of the day.
Glaser said the trip from her home, usually four minutes, took an hour Sunday.