Stock Footage > Icy Road Accidents-In-Progress 2003-2007

Date filmed: March 17, 2007
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Speed: Realtime
Class: Premium

Description: Six out of more than twelve accidents on an icy interstate bridge on I-64 are caught on camera. Six cars and SUVs lose control and spin out, some hitting the barrier hard with bumpers falling off and sparks flying. A tractor trailer slides and recovers. Several very close calls with tractor trailers and other vehicles round out this intense sequence. Police finally shut down the highway and the disabled cars are loaded onto flatbed trucks.

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Date filmed: January 18, 2006
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Total footage: 3:38
Scenes: 9 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Premium

Description: A speeding car loses control as it encounters the sharp rain-slickened curve at the Oakwood Bridge on Interstate 64 in Charleston. With a shower of sparks and the heart-pounding sounds of crunching metal, the car bounces off of both barriers and rolls over onto its roof, with numerous parts of the vehicle breaking off on impact and scattering across the highway. The occupants crawl out of the rear window and flee as another car hits part of the debris and drags it down the highway, flattening one of their tires. Other cars and 18-wheelers barely miss the wrecked vehicle as they come around the blind curve at highway speeds. Includes close-up ground-level shots of the aftermath. One of our most dramatic pieces of footage and amazing evidence that wet roads are not to be taken lightly!

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Date filmed: October 25, 2005
Location: Shady Spring, West Virginia
Total footage: 0:54
Scenes: 5 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Premium

Description: A pickup truck loses control on an icy overpass and spins out, striking the center concrete divider and blowing out a tire. Other vehicles lock wheels and fishtail on the bridge. A rare October snow event was responsible for creating the slippery road conditions.

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Date filmed: December 14, 2004
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Total footage: 0:33
Scenes: 2 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Premium

Description: A car loses control crossing the snow and ice-covered I-64 bridge over the Kanawha River in Charleston. After skidding sideways, the car slides head-first into the concrete barrier and does a complete 360-degree spin before coming to rest. The driver was unhurt. Later, a newspaper truck begins to fishtail on the bridge, but regains control.

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Date filmed: March 21, 2006
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Total footage: 2:42
Scenes: 10 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Premium

Description: Camera catches the tail end of yet another single-vehicle accident on Interstate 64 at the notorious Oakwood bridge and interchange after a quick burst of snowfall ices the roads. Crash is heard and camera quickly pans to car sliding backwards against barrier. Other vehicles slow quickly. A tractor trailer hits debris from the crash. A second car enters the curve too fast and loses control on the icy bridge, spinning out and miraculously avoiding hitting other traffic or the barriers. Another car has just spun out on the onramp and is turning around. Fire and EMS personnel arrive on the scene.

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Date filmed: April 25, 2005
Location: Cabin Creek, West Virginia
Total footage: 3:12
Scenes: 14 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Standard

Description: Rain-slickened roads contribute to a single-vehicle accident at a sharp curve on the West Virginia Turnpike. The car becomes engufled in flames, with windows shattering and tires exploding. Firefighters arrive and extinguish the blaze.

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Date filmed: January 25, 2004
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Speed: Realtime
Class: Standard

Description: Icy roads cause a truck to lose control and spin out in front of the photographer's dashcam-equipped vehicle, striking the center barrier and twice crossing all three lanes of traffic in the process. Miraculously, the truck manages to not hit other cars on the busy highway.

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Date filmed: October 27, 2003
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Total footage: 2:01
Scenes: 8 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Standard

Description: A three-car chain-reaction collision on a rainy interstate highway caught on camera.

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Date filmed: January 30, 2004
Location: Beckley, West Virginia
Total footage: 2:53
Scenes: 15 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Standard

Description: Freezing rain coats Beckley with a sheet of ice. A car loses control on the 'black ice' and crashes into a curb. Cars slide on icy streets. Ice covers tree branches and railings.

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Date filmed: December 26, 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Total footage: 2:15
Scenes: 6 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Standard

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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Date filmed: January 19, 2005
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Total footage: 3:51
Scenes: 12 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Standard
Credit: raleighskyline.com

Description: A rare snowfall event coats Raleigh roads with ice and snow, creating havoc on city streets and highways. Drivers were caught off guard, with icy roads causing hundreds of accidents, clogging rush hour traffic and virtually shutting the city down. Video includes sliding, fishtailing and skidding cars, spinning wheels and jammed traffic.

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Date filmed: January 28, 2007
Location: Pinch, West Virginia
Speed: Realtime
Class: Basic

Description: Cars negotiate snowy roads in a small West Virginia town, sliding and fishtailing. Pickup trucks show off in the slick conditions. Sparks fly from a snowplow blade.

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Date filmed: November 4, 2004
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Total footage: 0:15
Scenes: 1 clip
Speed: Realtime
Class: Basic

Description: A minor car accident occurs ten feet away from our camera during a filming assignment in Charleston, West Virginia. Crash is heard off to the left of view, camera immediately pans over to the two vehicles involved.

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Date filmed: January 9, 2004
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Total footage: 28 seconds
Scenes: 1 clip
Speed: Realtime
Class: Basic

Description: A truck loses control and spins out on a snow-covered Davis Creek Road.

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Date filmed: December 19, 2004
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Total footage: 0:15
Scenes: 1 clip
Speed: Realtime
Class: Standard

Description: A black pickup truck loses control crossing the snow and ice-covered I-64 bridge over the Kanawha River in Charleston. A failed attempt by the driver to correct the skid results in the truck spinning out and coming to rest in the center of the highway. A second car can't stop in time and hits the truck. Video reel includes both full and digitally zoomed segment.

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Date filmed: December 13, 2004
Location: Beckley, West Virginia
Total footage: 1:11
Scenes: 6 clips
Speed: Realtime
Class: Basic

Description: Snow and ice-covered streets in downtown Beckley prove difficult for evening motorists. Wheels lock and slide, and a truck fishtails in a turn.

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