A major traffic pileup that involves at least 100 vehicles in VA on I-95
southbound near Quantico Marine Base. It took VA State Police 2 hours to
get to the 10:50am accident site because of congestion. The American Red
Cross has set up emergency shelter for the victims. One serious injury,
3 critical injuries, & about dozen minor injuries. Wreck streches out a
1/4 mile A reporter for WUSA tv ch 9 (Washington DC), who regularly
travels the corridor, estimates the road wont reopen until Fri AM.
Traffic has been diverted to US 1, but it said to be a parking lot for
dozens of miles. There have been other wrecks on I-95, including 1 where
US17 intersects w/ I-95, another in the Ashland area.
Vidcap from WRC tv: Badly crumpled tractor/trailer.
http://attach6.casi-internal/group/weatherpics/attach/429973/1291/gs-42=99=429973/10-1-10-147/Image=JPEG/snapshot.jpg
Audio: Reporter I.J. Hudson reports from the scene.
http://attach1.casi-internal/group/weatherpics/attach/429973/1291/gs-42=99=429973/10-1-10-147/Audio=WAV/recording.wav
Snow coverage from Washingtonpost.com
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39838-2001Feb22.html
LWX NWS snow totals thru 2:30pm:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VA_StormNet/message/11269
Here in Winchester [nw] VA, we have 3.5", and the back side of the snow
continues to fill in. Light snow will continue several more hours.
Steve Minghini
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