Strong winds whipped up newly plowed fields off I-55 in Illinois, according to the National Weather Service, causing a massive vehicle pileup.
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Video posted on Twitter showed dozens of cars and tractor-trailers in disarray amid billowing smoke and dust on both sides of the interstate. Flames were still visible from at least one vehicle.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the pileup took place just before 11 a.m. Central Time near milepost 76 in Montgomery County, prompting authorities to close traffic between mileposts 52 and 80.
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How will Republicans find a way to criticize Joe Biden for this.
Give them a bit… it takes awhile for their singular, collective brain cell to boot up.
People just drive too fast sometimes.
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