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Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Bad day north of Grand Rapids, Michigan. 80 or 90 car pileup on 131 near Rockford. Photos here from WZZM 13. Quite incredible to see - looks like deer hunters getting together till you see the shape the cars are in. One person killed, unfortunately, though it could have been much worse.
State Police and eyewitnesses (along with weather radar reports) suggest that two storm fronts met at the spot, causing a massive drop of snow. Massive in that there were nearly instant whiteouts over a more than half-mile stretch. Not much to do in those circumstances but hit the brakes in case there's someone in front of you and hope that anyone behind you does the same.
posted by gbarto at 10:38 PM
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