Police temporarily shut down I-75 between Middletown and Monroe after around 40 to 50 vehicles were involved in a major pile-up. The story was first reported by Whiotv.com.
Police claim that 18 people were taken to a nearby hospital from the scene, most of which had minor injuries. The crash occurred near the Ohio 122 exit around 11:30 a.m.
No fatalities have been reported as of yet according to ABC.
"We've been stopped on I-75S since noon," Keith Clasgens stated according to ABC. "We are about 150 yards behind the accident. For those criticizing people driving in the snow, this was a freak situation. Conditions went from dry and light flurries, to blizzard-like conditions (very low visibility, slick, etc.) in seconds. I had seconds to adjust and slide. We missed the pile up by 10 seconds."
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Ohio State Police Patrol Sergeant James Russell stated that the crash is still being investigated, and doesn't foresee any citations being issued.
Whiotv.com suggested that the pile-up was caused by "white out" conditions going on in the Ohio area.
"It was complete ice all over the highway," said Luke Stevens according to The Inquisitr. "Cars were coming straight toward us at 60 miles per hour we ended up getting hit head-on by a truck. We got hit probably 10 other times by other cars banging into each other. We were in a Buick. All the airbags were deployed."
The interstate was reopened around 2:30 p.m.
A second pile-up occurred nearby in the Fairfield/Colerain area on Interstate 275. Police have confirmed one person has died, 20 others were injured, and at least 86 vehicles were involved in that crash.
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