I-85 South in Opelika immobilized; drivers stranded; crews battle ice & gridlock
A winter nightmare unfolded on I-85 South Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday morning as treacherous road conditions brought traffic to a grinding halt for miles. > react
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- source: Bing
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- Jan 22, 2025 02:34am
85Southbound traffic began backing up Tuesday evening near Exit 60 in Opelika due to icy conditions. Specifically, Alabama Department of Transportation cameras captured a large group of 18-wheelers ... Read More
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As icy roads cause dangerous conditions, driver loses control, crashes into Buckhead Saloon
- Georgia
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 10 views
- Jan 22, 2025 01:45am
85Just before dark, a car flew off the road and drove into Buckhead Saloon near E. Paces Ferry Rd. NE. The bar's owner said it was set for a grand opening in a matter of weeks. No one was inside, and ... Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Jan 22, 2025 00:45am
85A winter nightmare unfolded on I-85 South Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday morning as treacherous road conditions brought traffic to a grinding halt for miles. Read More
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Police say ice is making I-85 in Opelika a 'mess'
- Alabama
- Auburn
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 11 views
- Jan 21, 2025 7:19pm
85Opelika police report that icy conditions are causing problems on Interstate 85. Police spokeswoman Allison Duke described the interstate in Opelika as a '?mess,'? saying the trouble started at about 5 ... Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Jan 21, 2025 7:15pm
85In light of the special weather statement. I want to add that there are numerous vehicles with people in them stuck on 85 and 280 and most have been there since 330 pm. And numerous vehicles have been ... Read More
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I-85 ramp reopens after trailer carrying about 30 cows overturns in north Charlotte
- Georgia
- Newnan
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 13 views
- Jan 21, 2025 11:27am
85An Interstate 85 off-ramp has reopened over 13 hours after a cattle trailer overturned on Tuesday, the NC Department of Transportation announced. Around 12:22 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, Exit 38 off-ramp ... Read More
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Tractor-trailer with cattle that crashed was on highway ramp with speed warnings
- North Carolina
- US Highway
- source: Bing
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- Jan 21, 2025 10:34am
The ramp from Interstate 85 south to Interstate 77 south remains closed after a tractor-trailer hauling cattle overturned early Tuesday morning, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. The ... Read More
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Lane of Ft. Lee Road closes after vehicle crashes into overpass in Petersburg
- Louisiana
- LANE CLOSED
- source: Bing
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- Jan 21, 2025 10:34am
After a vehicle crashed into the Fort Lee Road overpass over Interstate 85 in Petersburg, the road's southbound lane will be closed. Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Jan 21, 2025 10:05am
The Ray Highway is an 18 mile stretch of I-85 in West Georgia that's a testbed for a number of sustainable transportation technology projects. Here's what one of them does. Read More
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Several cows dead after semi-truck overturns on I-85 ramp
- North Carolina
- China Grove
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 11 views
- Jan 21, 2025 06:02am
85An 18-wheeler carrying dozens of cows overturned on Interstate 85 southbound early Tuesday morning. It happened around 12:45 a.m. near the ramp for Interstate 77. As a result, the off ramp for Exit 38 ... Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Jan 21, 2025 05:14am
An Interstate 85 off-ramp is closed after a cattle trailer overturned in the early hours on Tuesday, the NC Department of Transportation announced. Around 12:44 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, Exit 38 ... Read More
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I-85 ramp closed in north Charlotte after cattle trailer overturns
- North Carolina
- China Grove
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Jan 21, 2025 05:14am
85An Interstate 85 off-ramp is closed after a cattle trailer overturned in the early hours on Tuesday, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Around 12:44 a.m. on Jan. 21, exit 38 ... Read More
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Several cows 'mortally wounded' when semi-truck overturns on I-85
- North Carolina
- South Bound
- source: Bing
- 11 views
- Jan 21, 2025 05:01am
There were 40 cows in the 18-wheeler at the time of the crash. North Carolina State Highway Patrol said, unfortu ... Read More
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Truck hauling 40 cows flips, shuts down busy Charlotte interstate ramp
- North Carolina
- Charlotte
- I-77
- source: Bing
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- Jan 21, 2025 03:25am
77A busy interstate ramp in north Charlotte is closed Tuesday morning after a truck towing 40 cows flipped over. The crash happened at Exit 38 on the ramp from I-85 South to I-77 around 12:30 a.m. Medic ... Read More
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26-year-old shot by trooper crashes and dies trying to drive away, Georgia officials say
- Georgia
- Atlanta
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Jan 21, 2025 00:32am
85A 26-year-old man died while trying to drive away from a trooper who shot him during a traffic stop in Georgia, officials said. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Cameron David James ... Read More
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GBI Investigates After Georgia State Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Coweta County Traffic Stop
- Georgia
- I-85
- source: Bing / Hoodline
- 2 views
- Jan 20, 2025 1:28pm
Georgia State Trooper fatally shoots Cameron James; GBI investigates the incident after tasing was ineffective and James allegedly reached for a gun. Read More
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Man shot, killed by Georgia state trooper during traffic stop in Coweta County, GBI says
- Georgia
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Jan 19, 2025 3:29pm
85A Lovejoy police officer fatally shot a man after he allegedly pointed his gun at the officer on Saturday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Jan 19, 2025 3:15pm
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed by a Georgia State Patrol trooper Saturday night after officials said he reached for a gun during a traffic stop on I-85 in Coweta County. After being shot, the ... Read More
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26-year-old shot, killed by GSP while reaching inside car for gun during I-85 traffic stop
- Georgia
- GA-26
- source: Bing
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- Jan 19, 2025 1:32pm
Around 8:40 p.m., Georgia State Patrol conducted a traffic stop on 26-year-old Cameron David James, driving a Nissan Altima traveling southbound on Interstate 85 in Coweta County. Read More
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