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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:36 PM
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One killed in massive I94 crash.
Source: Wood TV

As many of you know we are getting hit with a blizzard here in West Michigan. A 100 car pile up with 12 semi's has killed one person on I94 near mile marker 23 in SW Michigan.







ttp://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/One_killed_in_massive_94_crash

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Locrian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:51 PM
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1. holy crap thats right in my back yard!
Edited on Sun Dec-21-08 06:53 PM by Locrian
Local news:

http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/36532669.html


Warning - reading the "comments" after that article will induce vomiting. we have an abundance of knuckle-draggers in Indiana...
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zbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:58 PM
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4. Just down the road from me too.
My husband left for work about a half hour ago. Said the roads were ok (not icy), but visibility is near 0... he could barely see past the hood of the car. At least he made it there safely.

Can't wait for tomorrow's commute.
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:52 PM
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2. I'm surprised there was only one fatality
100 cars with 12 semis sounds like a big stack of steel pancakes. :scared:
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Locrian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:55 PM
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3. yeah.
And it's scary cold here too...
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 07:32 PM
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7. With 0 visibility they were traveling pretty slow - which is probably
what saved them.
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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 07:57 PM
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9. Which is why there was only one fatality.
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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 08:00 PM
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10. One of the semi cabs did look like a pancake, the whole cab was smashed
Never seen one that bad.
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Wheezy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 07:15 PM
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5. stay safe!
I'm originally from Holland, now in AZ. Coming for a visit soon...not excited to drive on Michigan roads during snow storms, that's for sure.

I remember the zero visibility and the lake effect snow -- people laugh but it's not funny when you're in it.
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Tab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 07:18 PM
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6. I don't think anyone said it was funny
Blizzard non-visibility conditions (and I've been a few) are nothing to laugh about. They're very stressful. Unlike camping, where you could get lost (also dangerous) at least some other vehicle won't plow into you. In blizzard conditions you can only hope you're being seen and avoided. And if anything bad happens, it's not that fixable for the time being - very dangerous.
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 07:36 PM
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8. JESUS I drive that all the time
thats about 20 minutes from here. the way it looks outside now, I am not surprised.
its still terrible outside, i cant even see the stopsign on the corner from my house, its going to cause a lot more accidents I think, tonight.
be safe, folks. dont go out unless you have to.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 08:10 PM
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11. I live in Maryland now, but a native Michigander here. Wow.
So sorry to hear of this. I have lived in many states through the years. My whole life now is devoted to moving back to Michigan, my home state. Another eight years, and I can do it and retire, I think.
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TheModernTerrorist Donating Member (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:02 PM
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12. DRIVE SAFE!
Please be safe everyone! I just moved from Lansing to Tokyo, Japan, and from the pictures and video I've seen, this is the worst weather Michigan has had in a long long time. Stay safe, and make sure you help others if at all possible. Not everyone has an emergency kit.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:07 PM
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13. I couldn't drive in that stuff if I knew how! I'd just be a shut-ub for the entire winter.
:scared:
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Michigan-Arizona Donating Member (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:39 PM
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14. I-94 toward's Detroit
Haven't been out that way in many year's where this accident took place but that stretch of 94 just west of Detroit get's really bad in winter & quite a few accident's even in the summer. Hubby & I now live in Arizona but always fear for family & friend's back in Michigan this time of year. Stay safe Michigander's!
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:59 PM
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15. I was in one of those 100 car crashes oh about 5 years ago on 131. Very scary folks.
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