Dozens of vehicles involved in I-94 pile-up in western Wisconsin

KSTP ^ | December 23, 2021

[BenLurkin]

The State Patrol said in a statement that freezing rain early Thursday morning left the interstate between Menomonie and Black River Falls icy.

At about 5:45 a.m. a semi-trailer apparently slid in the median near Hixton and caught fire with two cars underneath it. Other crashes and run-offs occurred around the semi-trailer.

No one was seriously hurt but the crashes forced authorities to close both eastbound and westbound lanes.

Authorities add there were many other secondary crashes and run-offs in the same vicinity, and passengers of those vehicles were taken to a safe location by bus.

WITI-TV initially reported more than 100 vehicles were involved in a pile-up but State Patrol Lt. Tim Weiberg told Wisconsin Public Radio the number was closer to 40.

A re-route was created due to both east and westbound lanes of I-94 being closed. Eastbound lanes are closed from US 10 in Osseo County to WIS 95 in Hixton, while westbound traffic is closed from Co

[Spacetrucker]

Some decent advice there; lot of what I do every year takes those and a few other things into account. Nearly every time I see someone lose control on winter roads their lack of sense in throttle control is what does them in.

[digger48]

One plus, we are and agriculture related business and are exempt from Indiana DOT rules on size and weight

I had a permit for 100 feet, but it measured 103.

We fought the ticket and won. It’s just a little line in the book that let’s us get away with it as long as we’re going to and from an ag job

We keep a copy of it in the truck and haven’t got a ticket since

[matt04]

That and just plain driving too fast for conditions. The first snow ever winter, I try to find an empty parking lot to give myself a little refresher experience to get you in the right mindset as you can lose that over the summer.

[Spacetrucker]

TWO peices of advice I can give for bad roads; LET OFF THE GAS and DON’T SLAM ON THE BRAKES.

[Spacetrucker]

There’s a WHOLE LOT of wiggle room on both sides of the line in what you do; pain in the a$$ DOT could rake you over the coals for fun, just puts a. Ramp in your day and time to fight it.