Syracuse – by Jacob PucciLACONA, N.Y. — Photographs taken of the pileup on Interstate 81 north near the Oswego-Jefferson County line show tractor-trailers and other vehicles smashed together, blocking all lanes of traffic.
Photos shared to Newzjunky show a tractor-trailer spun sideways across the road, while rescue personnel climb over the wrecked cars.
One motorist, Ian Wagner, shared these two videos on Facebook. He said in a Facebook comment that he was not injured. He estimated that around 30 vehicles were involved.
The northbound highway is completely closed from Exit 37 in Lacona to Exit 40 at Pierrepont Manor. Traffic is being rerouted onto U.S. Route 11.
Pileup on I-81 at exit 40 in the town of Ellibsurg. pic.twitter.com/bgotLeN91c
— newzjunky (@newzjunky) February 6, 2015
Cars are following the semi,s thinking that the semi,s know what the hell they’re doing. Semi driver messes up, and, well……….
Semi’s are driving too fast, cars are following too close, do the math….
45 miles per hour is as fast as you want to be driving in this crap. Semis are driving 60-65, I see this shit everyday out here. Take a good look at those roads, pure ice, this isn’t rocket science.
I see Estes was involved. We ship with them all the time.
And every last one of those people have a government issued drivers license. How good is that scam working? NOT!!!!!
All avoidable, and no government regulation can control stupidity and poor judgement. Only a Statist Socialist MORON would think it does.
Like Mark K. always says. Your breaks work fine. Its that adhesion between the pavement and the tires that can be a problem as well as occupying the same space at the same time as other vehicles.