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'I'm 80,000 pounds, there's no way I'm stopping that truck and people just don't get it'

Feb 06, 2019 at 09:05 AM CST
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“It's slick, it's icy in spots," said Rick Arres, a Truck Driver for JR's Freight Services. "Most other trucks are doing 35-40, cars are going along 50, 65 and they spin out and cause major accidents." Oregon State Police report responding to 372 crashes statewide on Monday and Tuesday, with 93 on I-5 alone.