I'm stuck looking at brake lights on eastbound I-94 right now, under Michigan Avenue.
Anyone know why?
Nothing on the road reports yet...
I'm stuck looking at brake lights on eastbound I-94 right now, under Michigan Avenue.
Anyone know why?
Nothing on the road reports yet...
Just got my answer. Damn accident ahead.
Thanks WWJ Newsradio950!
Probably someone posting to a forum while driving.
You're welcome! At one point, all lanes were blocked, but we're hearing that traffic's getting thru a little bit right now.
http://www.freep.com/article/2009051...+crash++4+hurt
Gannon,
Just so you know what held you up.
Wow. Knew someone was hurt since they stopped us for so long.
Funny thing, it took nearly fifty minutes for the flatbed from the City of Detroit to show up.
Thanks for the irony, MikeM, but I didn't turn this box ON until it was quite obvious we were going to be sitting there for so long.
I can re-read my text log to give you exact times...even my gas receipt is time/date stamped. I didn't miss this by very much.
First person I had for carry out at the deli when I finally made it happened to be caught behind me for the duration, too...but by the time she drove by there weren't any cars left but the police vehicles. When I drove by they were just scraping up the Focus.
Not that I was rubber-necking of course...heh.
Thanks for the updates, WWJ. I was a bit amused when you kept repeating that there was SOME motion...I think it took about three cycles, 24 mintues, to agree with my perception that we were playing parking lot.
Somebody should invent a bicycle beverage service, ready to capitalize on these shutdowns. I really could've used a cup o' java.
Threw off my whole damn day.
Yes, we're real people who work in the newsroom--Lowell can confirm that for you. We joined because there are a lot of knowledgeable people here, but--like any good journalist--we check the facts ourselves before running with a story.
As far as traffic info goes, keep in mind everyone in the media is usually calling a dispatcher [[all at the same time) who has to rely on info from officers at the scene. Even when we get tipsters, that information can be incorrect sometimes too.
There are other media people who post here, some of them under mundane names you wouldn't recognize.
Just don't blame us if you're late for work because of a slowdown. We don't make the news, we just report it.
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