Summary

ICE AND SNOW CREATE NIGHTMARES FOR DALLAS COMMUTERS

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 219128
Story Slug Dallas Weather
Location Dallas, TX
Format PKG NO TAG
Date 11/29/2001
Archive Time 45:34
TRT 1:32
Supers Dallas, TX Sam Breitling, Dallas P.D. Doug Meehan, reporting Lewis Collins, ice victim Maria Santor, ice victim Jeff Rosso, Dallas P.D.
Video Description SHOTS OF CARS SWERVING. MORE CARS SWERVING. SHOTS OF CARS OF CARS WITH WHEELS SPINNING. POLICE OFFICER SOT. SHOT OF HIGHWAY. STAND UP SOT ON ICY ROAD. SHOTS OF CAR WHICH HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. SHOTS OF CARS SWERVING ON BLACK ICE. WOMAN SOT IN CAR. SHOTS OF PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF CARS TO INSPECT CRASHES. MAN SOT. TOW TRUCKS PICKING UP CARS. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SOT.
Description ICE AND SNOW CREATE NIGHTMARES FOR DALLAS COMMUTERS
Script LEAD: THURSDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR FOR NORTH TEXAS DRIVERS WAS A NIGHTMARE AFTER A STRONG WINTER STORM BLEW THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP FOR HOURS ON MANY ROADWAYS IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA. DOUG MEEHAN HAS DETAILS. (TAKE PKG) SCRIPT: THE NIGHTMARISH COMMUTE BEGAN EARLY. MOTORISTS DOING ALL THEY COULD TO KEEP IT TOGETHER AND GET TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT...EASIER SAID THAN DONE. (NATS) (SOT-BREITLING-:"...Central and LBJ.") (STANDUP-MEEHAN-:"...type of ice we're dealing with.") (SOT-COLLINS-:"I was coming down the ramp...couldn't stop) HE WASN'T ALONE. AS WE WITNESS FIRSTHAND...THE PILE-UPS PILE UP RATHER QUICKLY WHEN DEALING WITH BLACK ICE. (SOT-SANTOR-:"She spun around on the ice...behind us.") (SOT-ROSSO-:"They're just not listening...think it's fine.") PERHAPS THE ONLY ONES' FINE WITH THIS GLOOSY HEADACHE WERE THE TWO TOW TRUCK OPERATORS. AT TWO CARS PER HOUR...PINKY TOW IS SEEING PLENTY OF GREEN. (SOT-:"I'm up to about...need some hot coffee.") RECAP
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