Cars slide on icy interstate
Date filmed: December 26, 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Total footage: 2:15
Scenes: 6 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Severe Weather
Description: A sudden burst of evening snowfall coats Pittsburgh area interstates with a sheet of ice. A car slides off the road into the median on I-79 on a sharp downhill curve. Another car slides as other vehicles maneuver around it. An 18-wheeler skids but regains control. A salt truck arrives on the scene. Traffic slows to a crawl as accidents begin clogging the highways.
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Screenshots from Reel #PAX-122604A
