Dangerous driving conditions in Orange County
THAT'S ONLY TEMPORARY BECAUSE
THE SNOW AND SLEET CONTINUE TO
FALL. SO LOVELY. THANK YOU,
BRIAN. THE STORY OF THIS STORM
RIGHT NOW, MULTIPLE MULTI CAR
CRASHES. WE HEARD FROM THE
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL.
>> SERGEANT CHRIS KNOX SAYING
MORE THAN 600 CRASHES AT THIS
POINT THROUGH 04:00PM. AND OF
COURSE, THAT NUMBER IS ONLY
GROWING. WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING
THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN
50 CALLS TO FIRST RESPONDERS
IN WAKE COUNTY. THAT'S JUST
WAKE COUNTY. SO WE'RE CHECKING
ON THE OTHER COUNTIES AS WELL.
WE HAVE SEAN GALLAGHER IN
ORANGE COUNTY RIGHT NOW KEEPING
AN EYE ON THE ROADS IN THE
SITUATION. THEY'RE SHOCKED.
>> YOU GUYS, WE ARE ON SOME
BACK ROADS RIGHT NOW FOR THE
FIRST TIME REALLY ALL DAY.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS JUST
AS BAD AS THE HIGHWAYS, MAYBE
EVEN A LITTLE BIT WORSE THAT
WERE TRYING TO TAKE THESE BACK
ROADS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO SOME
OF THE TRASH IS BECAUSE
>> REALLY THE FREEWAYS AND
HIGHWAYS JUST AREN'T AN OPTION
RIGHT NOW AS WE HEAD ALL AROUND
HERE, WE WERE ON 85 EARLIER
HEADED EASTBOUND. I WANT YOU TO
TAKE A LOOK AT SOME VIDEO THAT
I TOOK FROM THE PASSENGER
VEHICLE OR PASSENGER SIDE OF
OUR VEHICLE. AS WE DROVE BY,
THERE WERE 4, 5, 6, CARS THAT
WERE OVER IN THE RIGHT LANE OF
TRAFFIC THAT WERE INVOLVED IN
SOME SORT OF FENDER-BENDER.
BUT ALL OF THEM JUST THE CHAIN
REACTION BECAUSE OF THE BURLEY,
BAD ROAD CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT WAS REALLY BRINGING
TRAFFIC TO A STANDSTILL.
AT ONE POINT, WE WERE
COMPLETELY STOPPED ON. 85.
IT WAS A PARKING
LOT ACTUALLY GOT OUT AND WALKED
AROUND, TRYING TO TALK TO SOME
FOLKS. THEY WERE, YOU KNOW,
PRETTY EASY GOING ABOUT IT.
THEY WERE SAFE. THEY KNEW THAT
THEY WERE NOT IN A BAD SPOT.
THEY KNEW THAT THEY JUST ADDED,
OH, WAIT IT OUT. SO IT HAS BEEN
PRETTY ROUGH OUT HERE ALL DAY.