Truck slides over guard rail
AFTERNOON WITH A LOT OF
SUNSHINE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF A
LOT OF ISSUES ON THE ROADS.
>>> ONE BIG ISSUE HAPPENING ALL
ALONG U.S. 70.
A LOT OF SLICK SPOTS.
LET'S GET BACK OUT TO WRAL NIA
HARDEN IN THE STORM TRACKER WHO
HAS BEEN AT THE SCENE OF THIS
CAR THAT WENT DOWN AN
EMBANKMENT.
ARE THEY PULLING IT OUT NOW,
NIA?
>> Reporter: THEY ARE.
AND THEY'RE HAVING DIFFICULTIES
DOING SO BECAUSE OF HOW FAR
DOWN THIS WAS.
TAKE A LOOK RIGHT NOW ON OUR
SKY FIVE JUST TO GIVE YOU A
BETTER PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT WE
ARE SEEING HERE.
THIS ON U.S. 70 NEAR CHEEK
ROAD.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW THEY ARE
HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING
TO GET THIS PICKUP TRUCK BACK
OVER THE GUARDRAIL WITHOUT
DAMAGING IT.
I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GIVE
YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THIS ALL
HAPPENED BECAUSE ICE TALKING TO
POLICE A LITTLE BIT MORE AND
THEY TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED
BEFORE THIS.
IF YOU COME BACK TO ME, I CAN
SHOW YOU HOW THIS ALL HAPPENED.
WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THIS
DRIVER HAD WENT OVER THE
GUARDRAIL RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE TRACKS RIGHT
HERE.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A PIECE OF
THE HOOD HANGING ON THAT TREE.
IT CUT THROUGH THESE TREES AND
THEN IT FLEW RESTING DOWN ON
THE SIDE.
YOU CAN SEE HOW FAR DOWN IT
WENT.
IT HAS TAKEN THEM SOME TIME TO
GET IT TO WHERE IT IS NOW.
THANKFULLY THE DRIVER IS OKAY.
NO INJURIES REPORTED.
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN IDEA
OF HOW SERIOUS IT IS OUT HERE,
HOW ICY THE ROADS ARE, THAT
RIGHT THERE IS THE PROOF IN THE
PUDDING TO SHOW YOU THIS IS
NOTHING TO PLAY WITH WHEN WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE ROADS.
U.S. 70 WE HAVE NOTICED
WESTBOUND AND EASTBOUND.
THIS BEING OUR SECOND CRASH
THAT WE HAVE BEEN TO OVER HERE
THAT THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT ICE
FORM ON THE GROUND.
YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING
HOW THAT ICE IS STARTING TO
REALLY FORM.
SO MAKE SURE TO TAKE IT EASY
AND ALSO MAKE SURE YOU GIVE
SPACE SO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
TOW TRUCKS CAN DO THEIR JOB.