At least 5 dead after massive 70+ vehicle pileup on icy Texas highway 

Much respect for all the semi truck drivers

Smart driver. Dispatch plus shippers and consignees can wait.

I don't know how quickly google maps updates but it's been a very useful tool as a trucker. Live traffic is so amazing and in bad weather like this can really help you in deciding that you need to slow down and be alert whether traffic has already cleared past the point currently shown but at least keeps you alert.

Right on fellow driver, luckily all I've been in was freezing drizzle in joplin, MO this week & last night coming down from Cleveland, OH kinda heavy snow with unsure'd drivers staying in the middle lane causing slow back ups. But as a driver I would commit to stop the truck when there is ice like that or slow it down when spray from Under neath tires are no longer visible. Stay safe brother

I know. If they would have just held up a couple of hours. Praying

Prayers 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Thank God 💕🙏🙏

God did all the mess and saved a baby?

You ain't wrong the weather is just getting started.

Very sad, sorry for all those lost. The Global warming alarmist promised the population back in the 90's that all the ice North of Canada was going to be gone by 2010.

*First* heavy ice of the winter

@@videocruzer 😐

2021 is 2020 sequel after all

Exactly.

Black ice is no fun it's as if you were on a big sled out of control hoping you will come to a stop without hitting something.

Also that stretch of hwy is particularly dangerous. Those express lanes are raised off the ground to accommodate gas pipeline underneath.. I’ve have always wondered how the city planned to address the inevitable problems it would cause when they engineered the expressway.

Exactly...thank you for saying that. Keyboard quarterbacks and warriors just drive me nuts.

I don’t care where a truck is from. Checking weather is something a driver should do daily, specifically to avoid crap like this. I’ll agree no driver is going to be perfect, the weather forecast won’t always be correct and mistakes will happen, but it’s no accident when this many trucks are piled up like firewood. When truckers do their job accidents like this are nowhere near as bad. That’s all that is expected, help minimize the wrecks. Even if the wreck is someone else’s fault.

And they get very upset if you're not driving 90 mph and they have to slow down!

@@gregoryleblanc6756 So true.

Has nothing to with it, I blame the jobs because most companies mandate you show up to work even with bad weather conditions

@@MONDIZY01 40 plus tons of steel flying down the highway is a major hazard. agree hundred percent. No one dies with out those commercial trucks in play. Your looking for another job if your not willing to drive in winter conditions.

Well most people take precautions but it’s always the one or two idiots that mess it up for everyone last time we had some ice on the roads I was going slow and saw this truck that passed real fast and ended up sliding then hit the wall and wrecked all by himself ...thank God just because he wanted to drive fast he didn’t injure others. He was ok he got off his pickup truck to check damages .

You should see the videos

Be glad you weren't there ...its something I'll never forget

I was in tears

Don't cry. As long as they drive like that they deserve it.

I hope you and your loved ones are okay.

Still, seeing his mother running up and down the wreckage, asking about him made me cry. And I ALMOST wound up in this pileup. A VERY long shift at work fortunately interfered with my driving plans so I wound up near that stretch of highway a day after it happened. This is the second time I may have evaded the grim reaper. The first time was seeing a girl shot in a drive-by shooting in Oklahoma a long time ago. That night still scares me to this day.

THANK God for Your miracle today.🙏🏼⚘🕊

This crash had to be 4- 6 am. Glad ur safe.

Glad your safe

I'm still in shock to see that this happened this morning. Glad you are safe and my heart goes out to those involved in this tragidity

So can you speak to how this could happen? That looks ridiculous.

Too high On black ice you can lose control below 10 mph.

Great point! Some kind of traffic alert!

I live in DFW area; weather and news stations did issue a winter weather advisory. The icy weather began the day before this happened. Advisory extends through Monday. Some don't heed those warnings at their own peril. Most Texans aren't prepared or trained in defensive driving skills for icy conditions.

@@hikerhobby1204 There were winter weather advisories out even the day before this happened.

@@Outlander_1st : So you’re saying this accident was not an accident, they were at fault and deserve these deaths and injuries?

True- nowhere to "bounce" out of the way....

By now your praying for rescue and recovery. We lost safety after the second car hit the first.

There's nothing more ineffective than prayer.

Lmao it’s -17 in Minnesota, Texans need to learn to drive on ice...slowly

@@elijahgavin6706 We only have icy weather this bad at the least every 8 to 10 years. Please be more respectful of people who you have no idea about.

I don’t have enough time off I can take from work and my work hasn’t called anything off yet soooo....

Exactly! Stay home! Prayers for everyone involved in this nightmare.

@@elijahgavin6706 we rarely ever have ice, so most Texans are inexperienced driving on black ice.

Fr, I-35 is like a race track to some people, tend to stay in the right lanes

Everyone speeds anymore, same here in N.C..

Doesn’t anyone listen to the weather forecasts?!

@@merlinwestphal3686 Not everyone apprently.

@@merlinwestphal3686 Im sure 99% of those people were driving just fine, it only takes one person to cause a wreck like this. horrible

Brakes*

It is hard to put salt on the icy road they have no time they are busy talking about trump impeachment.

@@John-yb6ni what does trump have to do with our roads? We honestly don't have the resources to salt our roads... The weather is kinda "fucky" so sleet and tornadoes are kinda sudden and devastating.

@@John-yb6ni Dumb statement. Federal impeachment proceedings have nothing to do with state road maintenance operations.

@@CommanderTexas John is a troll. Ignore him and maybe he'll go back under his bridge!!! 😂😂

@@MrMLaidlaw kay.

Always gotta be racial...

Yeah, those barriers need to be removed. - -

@@Billy_the_Greek that’s one thing I hate about Texas highways

absolutely right. they had no where to go.that made it worse

I refuse to drive in Ice expected or hvy snow.Too many drive way TOO fast

Just because you have icy roads for few days?

Her baby was a grown man, and he took care of himself very well.

What baby?

This is Texas...Most of the cars runs on summer tires. 🙏

They didn’t know there was ice. They were driving along, saw brake lights, slammed on their breaks and slid right into the back of others.

@@hikerhobby1204 yah they def didn't realize there was ice on the roads... Never brake hard on ice, that should be obvious. Drive slow or don't drive at all if you can

They didn't know it was the most dangerous type of ice BLACK ICE

@@himikoyonaga3065 yes i had to drive on black ice yesterday for 20 miles to get my 2nd dose of the vaccine. I have an all wheel drive merc gle and it was still sliding all over the place... i drove slow and barely used the brakes

Yes they did and I'm so heartbroken for everyone involved in this atrocity. 🙏💔😢

@First Last Yeah okay

Hello Emily the walls you mentioned are because it is an express way with no entrance or exit ramps so yes they where basically trapped. Also the report said the southbound lane was going down hill slightly. Such a tragedy and it really became real for me seeing that Momma come get her son. Like you said everyone of those people have lives and loved ones who care about them. BeWell and StaySafe ✌️💚🖖

@@emilysoloman7698 my comment didn’t tag you so Hello.

Hypothermia waiting to get rescued is terrible!

@@vivians9392 it's more the sickening thud of all the impacts and seeing people die that makes it disturbing, not the cold weather. Just speaking as someone who has lived out of a car for five years now...

A lot of people don’t understand this. Some people thing the semis weren’t trying to stop. They were.. but they weren’t all slamming there breaks.

What happens if u do

@@PureBloodTexaNN they have too much weight to stop that quickly anyhow

@@idk-ej3ly wheels lock. You have to pump the break in these conditions.

@@idk-ej3ly When you slam the brakes, the rear tires lose traction on ice and this causes the rear of the vehicle to come forward, causing the vehicle to go into a spin. Many vehicles are equipped with traction systems that try to prevent this from happening, but the computer can only do so much. If you have a FWD vehicle (most) and you find yourself suddenly on sheet-ice, the best first reaction is to grip the wheel firmly (hold straight, no turn), let off the gas completely (don't brake yet), and downshift if you have a transmission that will allow you to do that. This causes the front wheels to "engine brake". As long as the driver keeps the vehicle pointed straight, the vehicle will decelerate as quickly as possible given the ice condition without spinning. As you decelerate, look for any non-ice surface and try to navigate the vehicle towards that surface if it is safe to do so. For example, the gravel on the shoulder may help you come to a safe stop if your speed is reduced enough that entering the shoulder is not unsafe. In a pileup situation like this, however, there may be no good alternatives available. Really tragic.... :-\

Regardless of your speed, once your vehicle begins to slide - you have lost control of it.

The best thing to do is stay home, nothing is more important than your own life

@@mipclp At higher speeds, you lose more control and cause more damage when you slide and smash into something at a higher velocity.

I was on these very roads this morning. People DID slow down. The speed limit is about 70 and most normally do 75-80. Today everyone was doing 50-40.

@@ReformedSooner24 Should've been 35, the trucks should've been going less than 30. The video I saw of one of the trucks slamming into the pileup was going at least 50

Ur channel says your from Cali, wachu doin in FW?? 🤨

@@magalybenavides6829 truckers do travel interstate.

God bless you

Blessings to you ❤️

@@magalybenavides6829 um... trucking, maybe ? 🤣

While I Agree With You, Is There Any Particular Reason Why You Felt The Need To Capitalize Every Word In Your Very Respectful, Heartfelt Message?

100% agreed

Same. It was said everywhere, even our boss told us before hand. But I know my fellow Texas drivers 😔 Everyone drives so bad always. This was a tragedy waiting to happen

The COKE SEMI DRIVER stated that road was NOT treated

This highway in particular is wide and slopes down. It had ice. It’s hard to do

@@MrCharizardTCG damn. That sounds like the state should've salted. Still, they should've been able to slow before sloping down and control the descent by gently tapping their brakes and firm steering. Possibly someone slowed too late or braked too hard or the trucks were fuxked and couldn't do anything to stop it.. if it slopes it should be salted..

It all happens in a fraction of a second

@@rorwykTXDOT does salt and prep the highways. Could’ve been someone slowing down too late or something, who knows.

Elevated roadway. Roads had been treated day before. That area always slows down because of merging traffic from tollway near downtown Ft. Worth. Piss poor road design, TxDOT should be held accountable.

I would think there were TV weather & radio news warnings of icy roads on overpasses. That's a standard warning here in DFW when forecast includes freezing temps and precipitation. Many unfortunately choose not to heed the winter weather advisories.

common sense would be to slow down but Know body governs speed on bad weather conditions, this is the main reason these incidents happen. speed restirctions should be emplemented as soon as weather stations know of a cold spell its not Rocket Science, these five deaths were so avoidable .....

RWD or FWD doesn't matter about ice so much as snow. Fwd simply gives better traction in snow; ice doesn't make much difference.

It was their fault as they were driving to fast for the conditions. One in the front loses control, then they all do. No one can drive on ice even at 5 mph.

@@barbkeen1221 This happen at night. seeking for black ice in the dark is nearly impossible specially going 60mph.i wouldnt blame anyone. even if u go 10 mph the car will slide itself no matter wht because the tires are no longer griped to the road. theres no way to avoid this. once urs tires hit ice just hope for the best because ur no longer in control.

@@barbkeen1221 people died. Don’t be so insensitive. You weren’t in their situation, you have no idea what went on.

@@barbkeen1221 they couldn't slow down, they couldn't see bc they were driving up the bridge

-3 as a low... this should have never happened cuz of "ICE" I drive in -36 with snow on the road and the idiots here drive better

And idiots following too closely at 90mph. This could have been prevented.

Very limited salt trucks in this area. Most all of equipment used for winter weather in Texas is located up off I40 and I27. It’s usually transferred or temporary equipment is used in lower parts of the state. Keep in mind the roads are already dry in this area.

Highway department should have been salting those roads before this happened

It doesn't sleet/ freeze enough for us to have the resources to salt the roads. It's not a thing here.

It is unfortunate but the cost required to salt our roads in the state far outweighs the days where the roads are this bad

The only thing that improves traction on ice is sand or cinders.... salt can melt it in time but till it does this can happen...sand works instantly.

That's IT! We should BAN ALL CONCRETE FREEWAY BARRIERS! Nothing like this has EVER happened on an 8-lane each way, wide open freeway like Interstate 78 in PA ...

Ok. Send money.

Sure weren’t “torn”...

We’re just interested in seeing something we’ve already heard about

Plus, if you tell the algorithm that you're watching these vids, the algorithm gives you more.

When local news goes international, of course we will be interested.

And FedEx FedEx Rex all over the country all the time some of the worst drivers I've seen them on the road in my 27 years of truck driving.

That is amazing

Jb hunt front and center

Perfect conditions then for setting up this kind of tragedy.

Yeah, it's insane I've seen it too.

Saw that pile up on I 35 south on the 8th. That could have been deadly as well. So glad it wasn't.

Literally the only way this happened. Texans get a tiny taste of a real winter and end up losing it or killing someone

@@elijahgavin6706 you should really not comment on things you have no idea about young man. Just because you live in a state that has snow and ice all of the time doesn't mean you know everything or can be so crass in your comments.

Nah. Most folks this morning were doing about 50-40mph

@@ReformedSooner24 Oh is that all, still way way too fast for those road conditions. How many of those cars had Winter tires on? Winter tires dramatically cut down your stopping distance on snow and ice.

@@rboddington first off, at 70mph it would take you a lot further than just 100’ on ice. Second, its called black ice, you can not see it. Third, Texans dont have “snow tires”. Its all unfamiliar and hit and miss conditions.

Most truckers are paid by the mile and when you are not driving you are not making money. Owning your own truck you have more control over loads and not driving if the roads are just to bad to ever be on.

Good eye!

Almost none of the localities here keep salt on hand, I would expect better from Fort worth though, they get this fairly often

Always got to blame it on the f****** truck driver. Not them Mister f****** genius everybody needs to slow down

@@patrickgrade3365 Patrick you might need to go back to school first line out with everybody needs to slow down and I drove tractor trailers for 27 years trust me 90% of the time truck drivers are speeding which causes wrecks look it up statistics are out there

@@scottcarter3392 I understand that I've been driving 16 years I own my own company I live up north but for somebody to say that that reflects on me it's not all truck drivers there are still some good drivers out here.

@@patrickgrade3365 you're right Patrick I did lump everybody together and thank you for setting the record straight they are plenty of great truck drivers out there it is good to hear that you're one of them good luck and stay safe. I retired in July trust me I miss some of it but a lot of it I don't.

As a trucker you have to drive and even drive for all the other vehicles that may have a mess up and that puts a strain on you at the end of the day. That's why i like the open highways to drive less stress to deal with.

Because semis slamming into a pileup is a mistake ipso facto.

its never your guys fault neither. those big semis cant just stop like a car can.

@@Quila1125 In my state it's always the driver's fault to rear end another vehicle. Always. Every time. Ticket city.

You guys have a good point its the drivers fault if he or she hits a car but on the highway you can't stop im just glad most people were ok

Whose fault was it?! Everybody?! Yeah let's say everybody......

I missed this tragedy by just one day. It'll be lingering in the back of my mind for a looong time...

I thought that exact thing.

Hard to tell. The right eye looks slightly dilated.

Wow I totally noticed that

It’s all the same pipe up man, there aren’t different accidents it’s all the same accident on the same highway, they just keep updating the number of vehicles..

@@davidhardin2856 They keep exaggerating the number, to make it sound worse. But it actually just shows they have no clue, other than "it was bad" p.s. As near as I can count, it was 39 cars (not counting the empties dropped from the car carrier), plus 4 large trucks.

@@marvinkitfox3386 There's also some cars underneath semi's you can't see and one in between two semi's that is unrecognizable. There is videos on Facebook where you can see the FedEx truck go right over cars and another video where a car is smashed into two semi's. Its so sad and hard to watch 😥

@@marvinkitfox3386 yes but some you can’t count because they are so badly damaged it’s basically not even a car anymore so yes it’s probably close to around 75-100 cars in total involved in the accident..

The exact number doesn’t matter. People lost their lives this morning, perhaps not getting to tell someone they love them. Others lives are changed forever. God bless all of them.

They likely couldn’t even move. I had a car hit mine and it made my brain feel like it was moving. You can be in a daze unfortunately.

My mom was in the accident after all that happened from spinning out and smashing into a wall then having a car land on her car within seconds. You can’t process what all just happened and couldn’t move. And also you are always told to never move after a super bad accident in case of spinal injuries.

@@sunnydelight5255 yes I'm sure they were in shock. My first wreck was just like this but on a wet road and the lady behind me slammed into the back of my truck. Certainly puts you in shock and I couldn't imagine being in something like this. But they need to realize theyre still in danger and be aware of what's going on and get away.

@@kaysiedolbow5272 that's understandable and I hope she will be okay but the cars I'm talking about are the ones that slid into vehicles ahead that could get away. On video I seen 3-4 cars slide into each other and the next was a semi that smashed all of them. If you are able the best thing to do is to get away from the pile up.

@@dawgfan5760 yeah true luckily my mom is okay smashed her head pretty good but that’s about it. About the other cars I see what you mean I watched a video from the back of the pile up I think of cars braking so long before the pile up but just never stopped I don’t know maybe it was a slopped part of the highway we can’t really see who knows.

Woah you are really pretty dude

@@humannofour do you typically hit on people in RU-vid comment sections

@@elijahgavin6706 only if they are pretty enough to earn a comment so typically no why are you irritated you dont have a valentine it's ok someone will find you hot I'm butt ugly so it doesnt matter