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Nearly 80 Car Pile-up in Cincinnati Today

  • sherm03
    Traffic is shut down on 275 just north of Cincinnati after an accident this morning involving nearly 80 vehicles. Reportedly all caused by a "major gust of snow."

    Video has some NSFW language.
    [video][/video]

    Additional video here.
    http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/traffic/VIDEO-Scene-of-fatal-I-275-crash-that-involved-more-than-70-vehicles
  • justincredible
  • sportchampps
    There was a 30 car pileup in Columbus as well today. it has 270 south shutdown at 161.
  • queencitybuckeye
    Sorry to see that there was a fatality.
  • Curly J
    I believe there was also a 50 car pile up on Southboud I75 near Middletown too.
  • justincredible
    queencitybuckeye;1371252 wrote:Sorry to see that there was a fatality.
    Yeah, but looking at the pictures it's absolutely amazing that there was only one.
  • thavoice
    Did get pretty nasty here in west central ohio as well for a bit. It gets dangerous when it is fine out and then a clipper of snow comes up and gives white out conditions!
  • Sonofanump
    Sickning.
  • sherm03
    queencitybuckeye;1371252 wrote:Sorry to see that there was a fatality.
    justincredible;1371257 wrote:Yeah, but looking at the pictures it's absolutely amazing that there was only one.
    I read that there's quite a few that are in critical condition. I hope that none of them turn into fatalities from this accident.

    The news report said that there were several cars that were trapped underneath semi-trucks when paramedics arrived.
  • sportchampps
    I was on 270 about a 1/2 before the one in Columbus and it was close to a white out at times then.
  • Fab1b
    Crazy stuff, would hate to be the vehicle that started it all though!
  • Iliketurtles
    sportchampps;1371250 wrote:There was a 30 car pileup in Columbus as well today. it has 270 south shutdown at 161.
    Curly J;1371256 wrote:I believe there was also a 50 car pile up on Southboud I75 near Middletown too.
    This thread is about the 80 car accident near Cincinnati. Don't derail this thread with other accidents.... start new ones to discuss those.

    /ts'd

    But seriously hope everyone else recovers sad to see.
  • TedSheckler
    4 semis and 15-20 cars in an accident on 71 around Mansfield.
  • dlazz
    Sonofanump;1371269 wrote:Sickning.
    Sickening too.
  • vdubb96
    Iliketurtles;1371301 wrote:This thread is about the 80 car accident near Cincinnati. Don't derail this thread with other accidents.... start new ones to discuss those.

    /ts'd

    But seriously hope everyone else recovers sad to see.
    Reps! :)
  • Ironman92
    This is pretty scary. I don't drive on the outerbelts too often but am driving a long way every day and have hit these type things before....but not a high volume traffic.

    I try to maintain the car length per 10mph rule around those outerbelts...but even that probably doesn't help much because the people behind probably aren't doing that.
  • SportsAndLady
    Iliketurtles;1371301 wrote:This thread is about the 80 car accident near Cincinnati. Don't derail this thread with other accidents.... start new ones to discuss those.

    /ts'd

    But seriously hope everyone else recovers sad to see.
    +1. Play by the rules guys.
  • Curly J
    Ironman92;1371318 wrote:This is pretty scary. I don't drive on the outerbelts too often but am driving a long way every day and have hit these type things before....but not a high volume traffic.

    I try to maintain the car length per 10mph rule around those outerbelts...but even that probably doesn't help much because the people behind probably aren't doing that.
    This thread isn't about you, it's about a car-pile up near Cincinnati. If you want to talk about your driving habits then start a new thread.

    /ts1227'd
  • SportsAndLady
    Curly J;1371323 wrote:This thread isn't about you, it's about a car-pile up near Cincinnati. If you want to talk about your driving habits then start a new thread.

    /ts1227'd
    This thread isn't about how ts is a terrible moderator. It is about the 80 car pile-up near Cincinnati. If you want to talk about ts' terrible moderating then start a new thread.

    /ts'd
  • Ironman92
    Curly J;1371323 wrote:This thread isn't about you, it's about a car-pile up near Cincinnati. If you want to talk about your driving habits then start a new thread.

    /ts1227'd

  • TedSheckler
    Saw a car hit a bird today. Driver didn't even stop.

    Sickening.
  • gerb131
    Was out and about today. Some whiteout conditions and wind dropped a quick inch. People weren't handling it well to say the least.
  • Sonofanump
    gerb131;1371350 wrote:Was out and about today. Some whiteout conditions and wind dropped a quick inch. People weren't handling it well to say the least.
    Where? If not in the greater tri-county area, we don't care on this thread.
  • gerb131
    Sonofanump;1371359 wrote:Where? If not in the greater tri-county area, we don't care on this thread.
    Counties of Franklin, Licking and Fairfield.
  • Pick6
    No pileups I have heard of in NE Ohio. Have had similar weather conditions.