This stretch of the Quickway is one of the most dangerous major roads in the northeast this time of year. Whenever there's snow or sleet in that area, it's like being on Highway Through Hell.
Posted on 12/09/2014 11:25:51 PM PST by Impala64ssa
MONTICELLO - An accident on Route 17 claimed the life of a female driver early Tuesday morning, according to Sullivan County emergency officials. According to Sullivan County Public Safety Director Dick Martinkovic, an accident involving five tractor trailers and two cars occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. because of two jackknifed tractor trailers. State Police has not yet identified the deceased driver, but said she was from New York City. Martinkovic says the driver of the second car was able to get out of its vehicle. The accident closed down the portion of Route 17 between exits 107 and 109. At least two of the trailers were hauling trash, according to State Police, and their contents spilled across the roadway, creating an increased challenge for crews. But Martinkovic says state Department of Transportation crews were able to clear debris from the eastbound lane to open it back up. A detour route for the westbound lane is currently being developed to go through the Town of Thompson, Martinkovic says. Martinkovic says freezing rain began to fall around 3 a.m. It has made it difficult for some firefighters to even get to the firehouse and get out equipment. However, he says there have been no injuries reported for public safety crews. Bill Rieber, Town of Thompson supervisor and volunteer firefighter with the Rock Hill department, was called to the accident Tuesday. "I've never seen anything like it," he said. "The car (of the woman who died) was crushed. It looked like a bomb went off. Metal scattered everywhere." The county is now bracing for potentially - depending on elevation - three to eight inches of snow that will begin falling around 7 p.m., according to Martinkovic.
Prayers. What a horrible way to go.
Is there a terrific way to go?
Would you rather die in your sleep, or be violently crushed to a pulp between two semis sliding out of control on a freezing highway?
Don't be an ass.
I get where you’re coming from. It’s similar to a line from “benny Hill” where they’re doing a cowboy sketch and one character turns to the sheriff and asks “you hurt bad, clem?” to which he replies “ya ever heard of anybody being hurt good?”
CC.
The legend of Errol Flynn comes to mind...
Somebody's been watching too much Silence Of The Lambs.
Nelson Rockefeller...
Females from NYC are objects. “its car”.
Was it driving a hybrid at 65 mph?
Anyone driving yesterday and today are asking for “it” and suffer from a severe case of lack of common sense. The roads are not safe with all that wet snow falling.
“Is there a terrific way to go?”
Not terrific just better. For example, I wouldn’t want to die trying to shield my 3 year old and newborn from an enflamed home (the plane wreck down the road from us). I would rather die in my sleep or in a coma. I think the moments of fear prior to one’s death is what makes a death worse but that is my IMHO.
Sad for the family at this time of the year being close to the holidays. Christmas may always be considered a tragic time for the family. when driving a car you never know when something might happen.
It has the same root as terror.
ter·rif·ic
\tə-ˈri-fik\
adjective
1 a :very bad : frightful
b :exciting or fit to excite fear or awe <a terrific thunderstorm>
2 :extraordinary : <terrific speed>>
3 :unusually fine : <terrific weather>
Origin
Latin terrificus, from terrēre to frighten First Use: 1667
In January 2014, I was driving on US 2, I got to the Brevort Michigan Area and hit white out conditions from a snow squall coming over Lake Michigan. White knuckled the steering wheel all the way to the Mackinac Bridge. The bridge toll attendant said that US 2 was closed down because of bad accident of a multiple cars. I had go through the area again in February same thing happened again, got through on US 2 and another multiple car accident had occurred. This coming January I have to go through the area yet again, hopefully I can get through that corridor again. I will probably take the less traveled route just beyond the Cut River Bridge and come in to St. Ignace from the north. I could take M-28 that borders Lake Superior, but many times the White Out conditions come about unexpectedly from Lake Effect Snow Squalls.
You may ask why go through that area in the winter - Medical Appointments are in Detroit Metro Area or Grand Rapids. A good portion of the medical doctors have left the Upper Peninsula even at the Level 1 Marquette Regional Medical Facility. All specialists are leaving the area slowly and if you live in the UP and need a specialist you must have to travel 8 - 10 hours one way! What a mess this has become!
At the moment, I would like to die quickly. So either of your choices would work for me, over getting some disease and slowly rotting away.
There’s a lot to be said for having closure though.
Well since my point was that some ways are indeed worse than others, I'll take that as an agreement.
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