Sandstone Mountain Claims Life Of Driver

He didnt hit anybody and made it to escape ramp..... well done
But caught on fire, so he was well done

 

R.I.P. driver from Ohio. I think that is the most horrible way to die, and it's really tough when you see it just start to happen and a cop holds you back saying it's too late! For your own safety...

 

Black Mountain in N.C. and Sandstone in WV, these two are nothing to joke about, My "rear" has ate the seat up many times coming off both of these mountains, way before "jakes" were common on trucks.

 

Let me add one more "hill" that I would guess most of the drivers today are not acquainted with, the old "fancy gap" on U.S. 52 leaving Hillsville, Va going south. This piece of road would demand your upmost attention. But for the last 40 some years, trucks going south on 52 are banned from this piece of hwy.

 

I wasn't good at remembering names, but what is that little hill going east on I64 that has lights in the median that light up when it's foggy out? Think it's in VA, but that night was so foggy and i was worn out. And if those lights hadn't been there I probably wouldn't have made it down to the bottom to that rest area, going EB. Whoever thought to put those lights in the road, I owe them big time!

 

You are talking about Afton Mountain. MM on 1-64 going east in Va. is around the mm100 at the top of the mountain.

 

Thank you for that! Like I said, those road lights saved my life, I know.

 

It is my understanding that the state is considering installing additional lights on the ramps , which I hope they do. I used to cross that mountain several times a day and a driver can quickly become disoriented in the fog on the mountain.