MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Dozens of vehicles were involved in a crash on I-70 in Montgomery County on Friday morning.
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The crashes happened around 9:30 a.m. on I-70 near Hoke Road.
Sudden whiteout conditions caused havoc for drivers, according to Lt. Joseph Weeks with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
“People were driving reasonably, just no one could see in front of them,” he said.
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A semi tried to move over to the left lane, and another vehicle tried to move over to avoid getting struck by the semi.
The vehicle slid into the guardrail, and multiple chain reaction crashes occurred.
Weeks said it is suspected that around 20 vehicles are invovled and the crashes stretch around a mile and a half of I-70.
Drivers were stuck in the pileup for hours.
“I was almost involved in an accident back there, where another truck hit another big truck. It almost got me,” Ron Holland said.
Holland said the sudden slowdown and the blinding snow created scary conditions.
“I think we’re just in a big hurry, they don’t realize how dangerous it is when they’re stuck here,” he said.
Weeks said there was not any serious injuries.
All vehicles were towed to the Meijer parking lot in Englewood for pictures and statements.
The road reopened around 12:30 p.m.
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