Smoke in the night is believed to be the reason 10 people were killed and 21 sent to the hospital on Saturday January the 28th of 2012. It all started about 11: 30 pm. Cars and semis were slowing down and even stopping in the middle of the north and southbound lanes of I-75 near Gainsville. The reason they were stopping was due to zero visibility caused by brush fires in Paynes Prarie state park. This along with the darkness of night made for extremely dangerous driving conditions. Cars were struck from behind as oncoming traffic had no idea what was going on in front of them. Within minutes the highway was littered with broken glass and burning vehicles. In the end it was a total of 12 passenger cars 7 semis involved. Investigators are now trying to determine whether the fires were intentional or an act of nature.
No comments:
Post a Comment