Whiteout conditions, closure request denial creates chaotic scene on I-90 Monday

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to include PennDOT’s response to our request for comment.

( WJET/WFXP )– First responders in Erie County are once again reminding drivers to slow down and save a life after a chaotic scene unfolded on Interstate 90 Monday involving two separate crashes and their request to close the interstate was declined.

Whiteout conditions with freezing temperatures, a busy interstate, blaring car horns and a crash that escalated into another created a chaotic scene for first responders Monday afternoon responding to a crash on Interstate 90.

Slick roads, winter weather contributing to numerous crashes in North East

According to a Facebook post from Fuller Hose Company, they along with North East Fire Department were called for a crash on Interstate 90 westbound in North East Township near mile marker 43, just past the Route 20 exit around 1:20 p.m. Monday during whiteout conditions…

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