95 MD this morning

@sxdime, the link to a FB video is up on Ziggy's FB group. Freaking brutal!

 

That is horrid! I know the tanker driver passed away but I'm wondering if the other fatality was one of the other vehicles that slid into the flames.

I noticed at one point in the video a day cab was sliding slowly into the fire ball with the drivers door open from where the driver bailed.

I saw the full unedited video on FB. Tough to see but people will never fully grasp the dangers of adverse driving conditions.

 

It's up on YouTube:

Brutal.

 

Rain and or fog 2 things I hate in the winter....

 

Holy ****!
It's like something out of a "Die Hard"movie!

 

700 miles to the west in Illinois,I-57 from Effingham south to Mt. Vernon last night was no picnic either. Rain turning into sleet and ice(no thanks to temperatures hanging around 31-32 degrees F) turned a good 45 mile stretch of that interstate into a skating rink. Saw at least a dozen cars in ditches in either in the center or on the shoulders and about four semis in different places(one jackknifed on a southbound exit ramp completely blocking it and a couple in the median where had they continued, they would've been on a collision course into the southbound lanes.

Winter time is here folks,you gotta take it slow!

 

But the speed limit signs say 80MPH! So it must be safe to travel that speed...
I swear there are numerous folks who really think that way.

 

And for goodness sake! When the road is good, the weather is good, you've got hours, and a driver who has your swap load home, and you've got a hot load with first 3 drops 6 hours apart. Drive!!!!

Don't take another break in Dallas 4 hours into your new 14, then leave at 09:30, and get caught in a minimum 4 hour accident road closure 60 miles later.

I'm getting set up to be in an un-winnable situation and I don't like it.

Rant over.