While it was noticeably slick under all the snow, I didn’t think that this morning’s weather was all that bad. My morning commute was slow, but not particularly treacherous. Apparently I was completely mistaken. There was a massive accident on I-35 south of the Cities.

The wreck–which included dozens of cars and several jackknifed semis–happened around 10 a.m. just north of the Elko exit on I-35. Cars and semis littered ditches on more than a quarter-mile of road.

The State Patrol told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that at least two people were seriously injured and taken to the hospital and many other minor injuries were reported….

The pileup ensued because there is a small dip in the northbound lane just south of where the accident happened. Because of that dip, oncoming drivers were not able to see the accident until they cleared the dip in the road. By that time, it was too late for many of them to stop.

I’ve spun out on icy roads before. It’s the scariest feeling. Complete loss of control. Fortunately, only the sidewall was involved in that accident. I can’t imagine what it’s like to have a couple semis and 39 other cars all around.

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1. 35W Collapse: Traffic Changes
2. Cops are 1000 points
3. heading out of town
4. Hit and Run Perp Still Running
5. I guess I didn’t have anything better to do.