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re: Massive pile-up on I-35W in Ft. Worth; 130+ vehicles involved; Multiple Fatalities
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:15 pm to lsufan112001
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:15 pm to lsufan112001
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I hate traveling on the interstate. They should be expanded across the entire median to alleviate some of the problems
This accident actually happened in the Express Lanes. Every vehicle was pinned in between the barricades with nowhere to escape. The speed limit is 75MPH and this was probably the first elevated area and the first iced over area any of them came across. This came as a complete surprise to the first accident car and then the chain reaction happened. It was also dark when this happened. A recipe for disaster.
Here's a Hyundai...
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Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:28 pm to MardiGrasCajun
I might add, hats off to the first responders. And God bless those folks. What a difficult job these people have. The horror they witnessed today will be with them the rest of their lives.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:33 pm to MardiGrasCajun
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this was probably the first elevated area and the first iced over area any of them came across.
Naw, every other elevated highway in the area was fine. This one wasn't which surprised those that had been over other elevated sections that had no ice.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:39 pm to Pedro
I know this highway intimately and may or may not have worked on it. There was ice on roads in DFW due to frozen rain all nite and low temperatures. This $1.4B NTE3A highway was completed in 2019; A foreign company owns the maintenance on it for 52 years collecting toll revenues. Accident took place on a long bridge section in the express toll lanes (2 lanes with 75 mph speed limit; with SSTR barrier on both sides thus cannot exit). Videos are absolutely horrible with semi trucking thru all those cars like shoveling snow... thoughts and prayers with families.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:39 pm to greenwave
quote:Yes there is. You drive only as fast as you are willing to hit something when you know there is ice out
Lol there is no way to safely drive on ice. Ice gonna win.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:52 pm to Zappas Stache
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Naw, every other elevated highway in the area was fine.
What?? More than 300 accidents were reported overnight, with 103 major accidents, 133 major accidents on freeways, 86 minor accidents, four minor city equipment accidents, two major city equipment accidents, and one major city equipment accident on the freeway. There was 18 car pile up on Julius Schepps Freeway that killed one man. A total of 9 deaths across DFW.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:55 pm to MardiGrasCajun
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More than 300 accidents were reported overnight, with 103 major accidents, 133 major accidents on freeways, 86 minor accidents, four minor city equipment accidents, two major city equipment accidents, and one major city equipment accident on the freeway. There was 18 car pile up on Julius Schepps Freeway that killed one man. A total of 9 deaths across DFW.
I was out on the freeway this morning and it was all smooth sailing. There were obviously bad spots but you could drive miles and not hit anything bad. That why people let down their guard. I did too because I saw no ice.
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:57 pm to FourThinInches
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There was ice on roads in DFW due to frozen rain all nite and low temperatures.
Hindsight is 20/20, but no one thought to close some of these roads? Particularly in high elevation areas.
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 2/11/21 at 11:03 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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but no one thought to close some of these roads? Particularly in high elevation areas.
They don't do that here unless it's really bad. They pre treat with a brine solution that is supposed to stick to the road for a day or two and it generally works. If they would have shut all elevated highways it would shut dfw down.
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:28 am to MardiGrasCajun
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The speed limit is 75MPH and this was probably the first elevated area and the first iced over area any of them came across.
Another poster added that a slight rise in elevation hid the accident from view some distance out. Drivers crested the knoll at 75+, and were right on top of it.
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:32 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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Hindsight is 20/20, but no one thought to close some of these roads? Particularly in high elevation areas.
The roads were treated for ice. Obviously, some areas were washed clean by rain before the freezing rain hit but the majority of the highways were ice free. This gave people a false security.
I drove on the roads and only encountered 1 area with ice.
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:33 am to Zappas Stache
quote:You often don’t see the ice until you’re sliding. In every driver’s head should be the awareness of the conditions outside, speed lowered accordingly, and the fact that not all drivers around, ahead, or behind your vehicle will react well to sudden adversity and road hazards. Losing control means all bets are off.
I was out on the freeway this morning and it was all smooth sailing. There were obviously bad spots but you could drive miles and not hit anything bad. That why people let down their guard. I did too because I saw no ice.
This post was edited on 2/12/21 at 8:35 am
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:50 am to JawjaTigah
I'm sure it has already been posted this morning, but the report is that there were 133 vehicles in the pile-up. 6 fatalities, sadly.
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:59 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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high elevation areas.
elevation in that area is around 650'
Posted on 2/12/21 at 9:01 am to 777Tiger
quote:yes but theres these things called bridges that happen to be higher than the surrounding area
elevation in that area is around 650'
Posted on 2/12/21 at 9:13 am to Pedro
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yes but theres these things called bridges that happen to be higher than the surrounding area
ain't too many bridges along that stretch of interstate, it's flat as a pancake, mainly just overpasses at exits
Posted on 2/12/21 at 9:22 am to MardiGrasCajun
Damn that picture is depressing
Posted on 2/12/21 at 10:45 am to The Torch
if there was someone in that FJ cruiser, no way they survived, that 18 wheeler destroyed it
Posted on 2/12/21 at 10:52 am to Roll Tide Ravens
Just watched the video .that guy in the White ford 150 pickup that got hit by fedex 
. All i can say is it was over for him quick. BE care guys dangerous roads out there . RIp to all that died. If anything this video taught me is if a pileup is underway im getting the hell out of my car quick as possible.
Totally Agree! these people should be the ones making tons of money!The rest of their lives with images from this .
. All i can say is it was over for him quick. BE care guys dangerous roads out there . RIp to all that died. If anything this video taught me is if a pileup is underway im getting the hell out of my car quick as possible. quote:
I might add, hats off to the first responders. And God bless those folks. What a difficult job these people have. The horror they witnessed today will be with them the rest of their lives.
Totally Agree! these people should be the ones making tons of money!The rest of their lives with images from this .
This post was edited on 2/12/21 at 11:05 am
Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:27 pm to BilJ
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there was someone in that FJ cruiser, no way they survived, that 18 wheeler destroyed it
He lived. There’s talk of it on Reddit and a fj cruiser forum.
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