By Ron Brackett
Whiteout conditions were cited during a pileup involving as many as 85 vehicles on State Route 8 north of Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.
Snowy weather (click here) and whiteout conditions were blamed for multiple pileups in Ohio and at least two deaths on Tuesday, a day after at least four people were killed in dangerous travel conditions caused by a snowstorm that swept through the Plains and Midwest.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the driver of a semitrailer died after he crashed into an emergency vehicle early Tuesday on Interstate 70 in western Ohio's Clark county.
More climate deaths. People cannot outsmart this stuff. This is not normal weather conditions. These are arctic conditions now in lower latitudes. Most of these people haven't heard the words, "white-out," yet understand it. Safety from official sources has to come in finite and definite words as in, "Driving in these conditions is not ever recommended."
Another person was killed in a crash on the Ohio Turnpike in Richfield at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, Cleveland.com reported. The crash closed the westbound lanes of the Turnpike between Interstate 271 and Ohio 8, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
A crash on Interstate 80 Tuesday afternoon near Austintown, Ohio, involved more than 50 vehicles, WKBN reported. The interstate was closed in both directions between Salt Springs Road in Weathersfield to the Ohio Turnpike in Jackson Township, according to WFMJ. Two people were seriously injured, WJW-TV reported.
If roads are going to be closed due to conditions of weather or accidents WHY SEND PEOPLE OUT ON THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Westbound Interstate 76 also was closed in Mahoning County from Interstate 80 and State Route 46 to the Ohio Turnpike because of a crash, the Ohio Department of Transportation said. Multiple vehicles were involved, according to WKBN.....
Driving to emergency scenes isn't easier because the vehicles are emergency vehicles with lights flashing. White Out conditions make emergency response difficult and at times impossible. Keep people off the roads.
White Out conditions is a matter of wind and it cannot be cleared up with road salt. White Out is worse than fog.
