That wasn't the first time I'd seen that," he recalled recently. March 1 (UPI) -- A basketball player from Poland broke a Guinness World Record in London when he jumped 10 feet and 5 inches to complete a between the legs slam dunk. Rescue workers later said the fog helped shield them from the full magnitude of the accident, blotting out the chaos beyond a small bubble of visibility. Individual vehicles in a multiple-vehicle collision are often hit multiple times at high speed, increasing the risk of injury to passengers who may have survived the first impact with the benefit of now-discharged protective airbags. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A swimmer visiting a beach in New South Wales, Australia, found a mussel-covered message in a bottle that turned out to have traveled more than 185 miles. Federal, state and local authorities were investigating the accident. That doubled the tragedy of the crash because everybody had a family.". One person was killed and 67 injured as 132 vehicles were involved in a triple chain collision in thick fog on the A19 in, Up to 105 vehicles were involved in multiple collisions on the eastbound lanes of the, Heavy snow caused a pileup involving 104 vehicles on, Heavy snow caused two crashes involving ninety vehicles on the, A 47-vehicle pileup occurred during morning traffic on N12 Freeway near, Nearly 200 vehicles, including 76 semi trucks, were involved in a pileup on, Unforeseen slippery roads during morning rush hours took motorists by surprise; there were 60 cars in the pileup on E39 near, The crash happened on an icy road in North China's province of. That's going to be my challenge.". He was terrified to talk to me. "It was my sense it should have been dealt with earlier," Jim Hall, planning director for the McWherter administration at the time of the crash, said recently. A fiery pileup inside a tunnel is the most serious, as there is little means to escape the poisonous fumes and the confined heat may damage structural supports. Even if survivors are able to exit their vehicles, other cars may strike them. Michelle Tan is the editor of Army Times and Air Force Times. Anyone who may have more information can contact Investigator T. Alpy of the Loudoun County Sheriffs Office Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-777-1021. DECEMBER 11, 1990 Near Calhoun, Tennessee Twelve people were killed and 42 people were injured when dense fog formed within just a couple of hours just Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). The officer determines whether visibility is compromised enough to reduce the speed limit in the fog zone on changeable signs. Survivors ran to him, begging him to save their trapped loved ones, lost behind a wall of flame. Seventy-two vehicles, including 20 tractor-trailers and other trucks, smashed into each other in the southbound lanes, and 10 people died. It was reportedly the largest motor vehicle accident in United States history when it occurred, in terms of the number of vehicles, and was the largest and second deadliest vehicle accident in Tennessee history behind the 1972 Bean Station bus-truck collision, which killed 14. Amy Gallo's husband wasn't supposed to be home from his six-month deployment for another week, but he had managed to get a seat on an earlier flight. It was Dec. 12, 1985, and the soldiers were on their way home from a peacekeeping deployment in the Sinai. On the morning of December 11, 1990, 12 people were killed, 42 people were injured when dense fog formed within just a couple of hours just north of the Exit 36 bridge on I-75. Then-Bradley County deputy Bill Dyer was dispatched on a call about a wreck on the interstate he traveled to the Bradley-McMinn County border and could not find one. Nichols joined the Army to be a pilot, but was disqualified for being color-blind, Gallo said. | Updated December 5, 2010 at 1:04 p.m. Like a bleeding apparition, the man emerged from a fog thicker than anything patrol officer Bill Dyer had ever seen. This week, Gallo and her two kids with Nichols, Chip, now 33, and Suerita, now 32, will attend the events on Fort Campbell. "It was just a horror to look at," he said. "So when he called me that morning, I was blessed," she said. The state also was criticized for not implementing detailed plans for a new fog-warning system after earlier pileups, particularly the fog-induced accidents of 1978 and 1979. A chain collision can be defined as "an accident involving 3 or more vehicles in which one vehicle has only rear impact damage (i.e., the "lead" vehicle); one vehicle has only frontal damage; and all other vehicles have frontal and rear impact damage (these are the "middle" vehicles)".[2]. The blast broke the plane into thousands of pieces that landed in an area covering roughly 850 square miles (2,200 square km). The structural steel of bridges and overpasses can also be weakened by the heat. [1] The disaster resulted in multiple safety improvements to the section of I-75 where the accident occurred. "I've never seen a man who loved being infantry as much as he did.". The bomb, constructed with the odourless plastic explosive Semtex, was hidden in a cassette player that was stored in a suitcase. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 16:05. [citation needed] The most disastrous pileups have involved more than a hundred vehicles. This week's events will be a chance to bring together veterans and family members, some of whom have not returned to Fort Campbell since the tragic crash, he said. "You can ask any of these members of the community here, and they can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news about this crash. You were in the clear; you were in the fog. Since the alert system was completed, the fog-zone area has been shut down and traffic rerouted on two occasions. Multiple vehicle collisions can occur in the restricted courses used in motorsports as well, most commonly after a green flag (on road courses) being waved following a warm-up lap during the start of the race. He walked beneath the state Route 163 overpass without seeing the bridge overhead. 'When I came to work they almost had it filled.'. Bowater has denied contributing to visibility problems in the low-lying, fog-prone stretch of highway. Many of the survivors and other victim families sued Bowater Inc., claiming that steam from the huge newsprint facility located near the interstate exacerbated the fog problem and contributed to the accident. Summarize this article for a 10 years old. We were the first of eight to do that, then we lost 248 in that crash," he said. DeBolt didn't realize the extent of the disaster until he later got back in his car, detouring around the wreck and continuing to Knoxville, and heard body counts on the news. John Rollins, an employee with the Franklin County Engineering Department and an eyewitness, said he was about 400 yards from the WBNS- TV tower when the crash occurred. Two other people died from second- and third-degree burns over 90 percent of their bodies. All 259 people on board were killed, and 11 individuals on the ground also died. He was leaning out over the side all the way down.'. [5], On Korean expressways, chain crashes represent 10.7% of crashes with injuries involving truck drivers. Dottie Crabtree, a secretary at a school near the launching area, said she saw the balloon being filled with air but did not see it take off. And the efforts appear to have paid off, transportation officials say. All rights reserved. Dec. 11, 1990 Hot-air balloon crash kills four. He parked, then ran across the median toward the disaster, praying he could flag down oncoming traffic before more vehicles hit the deadly cloak of fog. In the days after her husband's death, Gallo said "an older lady" came to her house. Photo Credit: Sgt. In July 2010 an investigation spurred by U.S. senators revealed that oil company BP had lobbied for a prisoner transfer agreement between the United Kingdom and Libya. 26 Years Ago Today: Deadly East Tennessee Fog I-75 Crash : The stretch of I-75 has been notorious for fog since the highway opened in December 1973. A fire in one part of the collision can quickly spread via spilled gasoline and cover the entire crash area. RACINE COUNTY The names of the victims in the two fatal crashes on Highway 11 on Thursday have been released. Dec 11, 1990 at 12:00 am A federal jury has awarded $1.8 million in compensatory damages to the family of a Perry Hall man who died as the result of "There's nothing up there that shows what happened that day," he said. He then became an infantryman and loved every minute of it, Gallo said. All 259 passengers and crew members were killed. He was zooming down the highway blind. "After it was all over and the fog had lifted, and people had been extracted that's when it kind of came back. A worst case scenario is implemented when the visibility drops to below 240 feet and gates close the interstate at entrance ramps. That sticks with you for a while.". Three to four million women in the United States are beaten in their homes each year by their husbands, ex-husbands, or male lovers. Investigators are still working to determine what caused the crash. The lone occupant of the Focus sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Collisions after the initial collision may occur from the side of the vehicle, where the passenger compartment is more vulnerable. Although the passengers aboard the plane came from 21 countries, the majority of them were Americans, and the attack increased terrorism fears in the United States. As a result, the United States and the United Nations Security Council imposed economic sanctions against Libya. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Investigators believed that two Libyan intelligence agents were responsible for the bombing; many speculated that the attack had been retaliation for a 1986 U.S. bombing campaign against Libyas capital city, Tripoli. The jury made the award to Frances Clark, the victim's wife, and her two daughters last week in a product-liability case that stemmed from the accident at the site of a National Security Agency building. When oncoming traffic slowed and finally stopped, Dyer hitched a ride into the fog on the running board of an arriving ambulance. His truck ended up pushed into the median, and he and his friend rushed to the relative safety of the grassy strip. For other uses, see, Report No DOT HS 807 076, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMPS, A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, March 1987, Charles J . The balloon was owned by the Bogey Inn restaurant and tavern and chartered by Eric Ingwersen, one of the victims. "That showed none of us were in stand-alone organizations. In 1998 Qaddafi finally accepted a proposal to extradite the men. Meanwhile, collisions began occurring in the northbound lanes. 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The crash launched years of litigation that charged negligence against Tennessee and a nearby industry alleged to have contributed to the killer fog with its water vapor and industrial emissions. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. You look and you see it in your mind.". 'Right after it hit and they started to descend, one person was still looking out over the basket as it was dropping. He never learned what happened to the man who staggered out of the fog and warned him. The crash and its aftermath were "just horrific," Richardson said. The defendant, Richard Dudgeon Inc. of Stamford, Conn., claimed during the 10-day trial that Clark had broken the bushing and should never have attempted to change the blocked hose without assistance from the company. "Survivor's guilt either forces you to do something significant or it drives you into a hellish abyss," he said. Canadian aviation officials said the cause of the crash was ice on the wings. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. You can cancel at any time. It was that sudden," he said. And the 1990 crash marked the third time in 12 years that a fog-induced pileup in the same three-mile fog zone prompted an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. In a worst-case scenario, the Tennessee Highway Patrol can shut down the highway, remotely closing entrances to the fog zone by deploying swing gates at six on-ramps. "How do you tell 248 family members their husbands are dead?" For the rest of the day, emergency responders pulled charred, unrecognizable corpses and pieces of bodies from smoldering, melted wreckage, collecting the remains in a makeshift morgue on the median strip. The 99-vehicle pileup caused 12 deaths and 42 injuries, according to She has covered the military for Military Times since 2005, and has embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Haiti, Gabon and the Horn of Africa. It's part of the fabric of this community.". It was Dec. 12, 1985, and the soldiers were on their way home from a peacekeeping deployment in the Sinai. As the uninjured truckers inspected their vehicles for damage, a four-door sedan hit the second tractor-trailer. The rest of the morning was a blur, DeBolt said. You can't even contemplate your life. They waited, tightlipped, listening to wrecks and glimpsing flames from vehicles burning and tires exploding around them. Most of the plaintiffs - either victims or relatives of victims - blame Bowater Southern Inc., which operates a paper mill a couple of miles from the accident site. The crash occurred about 8:15 a.m., approximately 30 minutes after the flight began. If you have ever driven I-75 between Chattanooga and Knoxville, you know that it is one of the prettiest drives in the country. Heavy and opaque, the cloud that shrouded the highway was as impenetrable as a blizzard's whiteout. The company ended up settling, claiming it was less expensive to settle than finish the suit. March 1 (UPI) -- A trio of engineers broke a Guinness World Record when they created and threw a paper airplane that flew a distance of 289 feet and 9 inches. The second was in the afternoon in Dover and involved a head-on collision. It never occurred to me to hate him.". "These guys have been carrying this for 30 years. Wilkerson of Hamilton County EMS said the thickness of the fog wasn't notable, but its concentration was. A memorial ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday on Fort Campbell. On Korean rural roads, chain crashes represent 0.6% of crashes with injuries involving truck drivers.[6]. The first one was at Highway 11 and Ohio Street in the morning and involved a construction worker being run over. Then the sounds began wafting through the fog into Dyer's open window: the smashing of metal on metal, and later, explosions and screams. The launching area was on the south side of Columbus and the balloon had to drift across the city skyline, apparently never gaining the altitude needed, before it hit the tower northwest of the downtown area. This will give veterans and family members a chance to see what it's like to be in the Army today, Sylvia said. The 1990 Interstate 75 fog disaster was a transportation accident that occurred on the morning of December 11, 1990, on a section of Interstate 75 (I-75) near Calhoun, Tennessee, during dense fog which obscured the visibility of motorists. He rolled down his window to tell the man to lie down while he called for an ambulance. "Any given Friday, I could have anywhere from three to 15 soldiers in my house," she said. Two highway signs with blinking yellow lights warn of fog in the area, but only one sign was turned on at the time of the crash, officials said. Engineers break Guinness World Record with 289-foot paper airplane flight. DETAILS FROM ACCIDENT REPORTThe National Weather Service's forecast for Calhoun, Tenn., on the morning of Dec. 11, 1990, called for "sunny and mild" conditions with highs in the mid-60s. It was then he saw the same tractor-trailer, at high speed, slam into a stopped Toyota Corolla, crushing the Corolla into another tractor rig. The pileup also brought about long-called-for updates to the fog zone's minimal alert system, ushering in a state-of-the-art surveillance and warning system. A second crash on Highway 11 in western Racine County also took another life in the afternoon. 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The plane had reached a height of approximately 31,000 feet (9,500 metres) and was preparing for the oceanic portion of the flight when a timer-activated bomb detonated. "I'll never forget the faces. * Drive with lights on low beam. He began going car to car, trying to apply tourniquets and give first aid to those he found alive. 'The bodies were all found inside the basket,' said Ohio Highway Patrol trooper Randy Thatcher. I said, 'I've never hated you.' "That kept you from being overwhelmed," he said. White-out conditions and icy roads caused a 90 to 100 car pileup on Route 8 northbound in Hudson, Ohio. 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March 1 (UPI) -- A pair of dogs ventured out onto the ice of a frozen lake and ended up needing to be rescued by firefighters from two departments. When visibility drops to below 480 feet, the speed limit is dropped to 35 mph. The accident occurred in an area where fog is common and had been the site of previous multi-vehicle accidents caused by poor visibility. Part of the tower was damaged in the accident, forcing the station to switch to an auxiliary tower while repairs were made. "Fortunately, some of us got past it. On the morning of Dec. 11, 1990, nearly 100 cars and trucks plowed into each other in a fog-shrouded stretch of I-75 about 40 miles northeast of Chattanooga. DeVane, then medical director for Bradley County EMS, was one of the first medical responders on the scene. Falling wreckage destroyed 21 houses and killed an additional 11 people on the ground. / 35.324639N 84.782444W / 35.324639; -84.782444 / 35.324639N 84.782444W / 35.324639; -84.782444 The 1990 Interstate 75 fog disaster was a transportation accident that occurred on the morning of December 11, 1990, on a section of Interstate 75 (I-75) near Calhoun, Tennessee, during dense fog which obscured the visibility of motorists. The sheriff's office has not said whether Recinos-Funes was wearing a seatbelt. Person hired to promote new 'Scream' movie prompts 911 calls. The man killed has been identified as Lyle Roushia Jr., 56, of Racine. But the area is also prone to dense fog, especially during the early morning hours and especially near the Hiawassee River. DeVane passed cars and trucks with minimal damage tucked among vehicles unrecognizably destroyed. Bowaters attorneys didnt return telephone calls from The Associated Press. 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