Post date: Jan 21, 2013 11:34:30 PM
As many as 85 vehicles have crashed across southwestern Ohio amid scattered snowfall, killing at least one person.
SOUTHWESTERN OHIO, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 21, 2013)(NBC) - As many as 85 vehicles crashed across southwestern Ohio on Monday (January 21) in four seperate pileups amid scattered snowfall. Local authorities said at least one person died during a massive pileup on Interstate 275, outside the city ofCincinnati.
A witness to one of the accidents, motorist Peter Chadwick, said there was low visibility due to the snow."It was a total whiteout and you could only see in front of you about 40 to 50 yards (37 to 46 meters) driving slow, and cars are literally sliding everywhere. You are looking in your rear view mirror and you are looking in front of you, everybody is trying to dodge everybody, and in a matter of 30 seconds you can't see anything and there are cars literally toppling over and semis and so forth and there was no way anybody could stop," Chadwick said.
A state Highway Patrol dispatcher said up to 50 vehicles were involved in a series of collisions on Interstate 75, between Middletown and Monroe causing minor injuries.
Another patrol dispatcher said four semitrailers and about 20 cars were involved in an afternoon pileup on Interstate 71 near Mansfield.