SLIDE SHOW FROM CRASH SCENE
TODAY'S I-88 PILEUP
WORST IN MEMORY
Bus, 3 Semis, 8 Cars Crash;
No Fatalities, But 8 Injured
By LIBBY CUDMORE & JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com
SCHENEVUS – Today's bus, semis and multi-car pileup on I-88's west bound lanes added up to the worst incident First Assistant Chief Paul Neske of the Schenevus Fire Department has seen on the four-lane in his 40 years as a firefighter.
"This is the stuff we hear about on the national news," he said this evening at the fire district headquarters on Main Street.
Neske was in church when the first call came in at 11:51 a.m. – a single car had gone off I-88's westbound lane. He dispatched a fire engine and ambulance, and the team was soon reporting from the scene: A whiteout, "heavy traffic" and "weather conditions deteriorating."
Meanwhile, the Worcester Emergency Squad had been called to two two-car crashes along the same stretch, according to squad's chief, Sid Chase, who found "blizzard conditions," high winds and "no visibility."
Weather conditions like this can make it a lot harder for road users to keep control of their cars, especially when the ground is full of ice or snow. Some people may even decide to avoid driving altogether and will wait until it is considerably safer to do so. To prevent car accidents like this from happening in these adverse weather conditions, drivers should consider getting their cars serviced by professional mechanics in their area, similar to the ones you can find at Browns Plain Car Service, (click here to find out more). As a result, they will have their tires, brakes, and anything else thoroughly checked before setting out on these treacherous roads. Car accidents can happen in any condition, especially those that cause high winds and reduced visibility.
But the worst was yet to come.