I-75 between Middletown and Monroe in southwest Ohio reopens after 50-vehicle pileup crash
Posted: 01/21/2013
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - Officials reopened southbound Interstate 75 between Middletown and Monroe in southwest Ohio after about 50 vehicles were involved in a major crash on the roadway Monday.
Authorities said about 50 vehicles were involved in a pile-up on southbound I-75 between Middletown and Monroe at about noon. Officials shut down southbound traffic at about 12:30 p.m. Northbound traffic remained open.
" We've been stopped on I-75S since noon," Keith Clasgens reported on Facebook. "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."
Eighteen people were transported to area hospitals from the scene, with only minor injuries and no fatalities reported by officials.
Authorities have not released any additional details about the crashes at this time or what caused them.
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