MAJOR Car Crash In Buffalo Yields 1 Death, Involves About 20 Cars And Results In Mile-long Back Up

MAJOR Car Crash In Buffalo Yields 1 Death, Involves About 20 Cars And Results In Mile-long Back Up
Unfortunately, 2018 has started off with some rather unwelcoming news for our friends in Buffalo. Today the area was dealing with some rather nasty winter weather, which triggered a multi-car accident.

This resulted in upwards of 100 cars being involved in the incident although reports have cited somewhere between 15 and 25 cars, and 10 tractor-trailers directly involved in collisions. This resulted in a one mile long back up, which we're confident only got larger.

As of about 6:30 p.m. ET it was confirmed that there was one fatality related to this wreck. In addition, one individual is fighting for their life tonight.

Our thoughts are with the families directly impacted by the incident. 

Be safe out there, Spies!


...State police say one person has died and one is seriously injured after several crashes involving numerous vehicles on the snowy New York State Thruway east of Buffalo...

...Trooper Michael Cassella in Albany says 15 to 25 cars and 10 tractor-trailers were involved in a series of collisions starting shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday. He says weather was a contributing factor...


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TomMTomM - 1/3/2018 6:19:46 AM
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The Advent of the 4x4 in general population vehicles - and their commercials - has led to a large number of people assuming they can go romping through large snow banks - and control their vehicles in slippery icy conditions - when they CANNOT. The resulting problem - vehicles traveling at well beyond speeds safe for the conditions has resulted in more winter condition related accidents.

Having learned to drive in a rear wheel drive car in the Chicago area - IT IS possible to control a vehicle in these conditions IF you SLOW DOWN and keep long spacing- especially for Stopping distances - where 4x4 has no added effect. As long as we continue to see people doing all sorts of "professional stunt" maneuvers on TV - we will continue to see people assume they can do the same. And I believe the current disclaimers as to professional drivers and/or closed conditions for the commercials is NOT sufficient (often only a few seconds and often not at all) to convince people not to try some of those stupid stunts.

Unfortunately - as with fire - lots of people never learn until their fingers are burnt the first time.


MDarringerMDarringer - 1/3/2018 8:06:20 AM
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On a daily basis I am annoyed by aggressive and bad drivers and I shudder to think what snow would do. When it rains here--which is rare--people do not slow down and we have fender benders on the evening news.

I am an aggressive driver at the TRACK, but in real life I'm safe and proactive by looking at mirrors on a regular sweep etc.

I am glad I do not have to drive in snow except when taking the kids to it should that happen.
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