ERIC MURPHY:
00:00:48
Don't look like nobody's been on this road.
TOM HANSON:
00:00:50
Drivers braved snow-covered roads Tuesday, as states from Kansas to New York were hit with a powerful storm. For some, it was the first taste of winter.
MAN:
00:00:59
All right, here we go.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:00
Dramatic video shows a semi truck dangling off an interstate bridge in West Virginia. The trailer carrying bricks was likely the only thing keeping it from plunging down. The driver who lost control had to be rescued from the hanging cab. I was in there with him, and the safer we got that harness on him, the safer he was, and the faster we could get out of there.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:20
In eastern Ohio, a truck hauling cars along Interstate 80 spun off the slick highway, crashing into nearby trees. This is our first winter storm, obviously. And because of that, people are not used to handling the snow anymore.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:36
Jacob Tawil is the public works commissioner for Middletown, New York. He's concerned Tuesday's dense, wet snow could turn into freezing rain and coat the pavement with dangerous ice. That's when we start having more accidents because people, they think that the roads are clear. It's not slippery. So we stay-- we try to do an extra effort in there to put more salt when it's icy. How's it going so far? Not bad. A lot of traffic out on the road still.
TOM HANSON:
00:02:02
Robert Reynolds has plowed streets for 16 years. His advice to drivers? Just drive. Safe. Drive slow. There ain't no rush. You're going to get to your destination no matter what.
TOM HANSON:
00:02:15
And you know a lot of this snow melted and then refroze overnight. That, obviously, created a lot of slippery spots. It's only going to get colder from here, guys. We are expecting windchills near zero come Friday. And I've got to tell you, Nate, I'm already wearing double socks. I guess that's my wardrobe for the week. Yeah, it sounds good. And I'm going to tell you like someone told me when I was a kid. Stay away from the yellow snow. All right, Tom, thank you so much.
