#Massive texas pile up drivers
This accident that involved 104 vehicles and left one woman dead was also the result of drivers driving to fast for the wintery conditions on the roads. It is believed that the young girl was killed when she exited her vehicle after her initial crash and was struck by oncoming traffic. On January 21, 2013, just after 11:35am, unsafe driving conditions due to severe winter weather caused over 100 vehicles to wreck on Interstate 275 in Cincinnati.Īltogether, over 60 cars and 16 Tractor-Trailers collided with one another, resulting in the death of a twelve-year-old girl. More accidents then happened as drivers began to slow down due to the conditions and were rear-ended by drivers who failed to do so. The pile-ups were caused by two separate accidents, which blocked traffic on both sides of the expressway for hours and left thousands stranded. This accident that stretched along Interstate 90 in Wisconsin was also caused by drivers failing to adjust their speeds to account for a thick amount of fog in the area.
Due to the severity of this accident, the eastbound lanes were closed for about 4 hours, while the westbound lanes were not reopened until 5:00 pm. Novem– Jefferson County Line, Texas Interstate 10ĭuring the busiest time to travel in the United States, this accident in Jefferson County, Texas was likely caused by a thick fog that was present in the area at the time of the first collision, which occurred at approximately 8:45 am.Īccidents spread out across both the east and westbound lanes and resulted in the deaths of two people who were in the same vehicle that was struck by an 18 wheeler. The eastbound side of the Turnpike where the accident occurred was not reopened until 4:00pm that afternoon. The initial pile-up on February 14 included five tractor-trailers and 10 cars, and took place just after 8:25am. Just before the first accident occurred that started it all, a speed restriction that was put into place due to the poor driving conditions was lifted, obviously inappropriately. The Traffic Pile-up that occurred on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania stretched a distance of over 5 miles and was caused do to icy road conditions.
Febru– Willow Grove, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike The accident also led to this section of I-75 needing to be completely rebuilt. and clean up at the scene took multiple days. The incident led to a large section of I-75 both north and southbound being closed down. The cause of this accident was also due to a dense fog that set in quickly, only taking a few hours.
On DecemInterstate 75 experienced one of the worst traffic incidents in the history of Tennessee, resulting in 12 deaths and involving approximately 99 vehicles. This accident led to multiple fires breaking out between Tractor-Trailer vehicles and cars, although fires were not the cause of any of the three deaths. Unfortunately, many drivers on the road that day ignored the overhead warnings about limited visibility and continued to drive at speeds of 60-70mph which did not leave them enough space to stop once the first collision occurred. On March 31, 2013, approximately 95 vehicles were involved in a chain of accidents on Interstate 77 that was caused by a dense fog with visibility only extending about 100 feet. Ma– Carroll County, Virginia Interstate 77
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