At least 6 dead after dust storm causes multiple crashes in Illinois
Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick says the windstorm was a spring version of a “whiteout situation” typically seen in winter snowstorms.
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Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick says the windstorm was a spring version of a “whiteout situation” typically seen in winter snowstorms.
I-55 reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, police said.
The windstorm in Montgomery County blew blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing a pileup involving at least 72 vehicles.
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An interstate highway in Illinois reopened after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people, police said.