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Chicago Salt Truck Slides Into Lake Michigan Along Lake Shore Drive

Jim_S

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Chicago Salt Truck Slides Into Lake Michigan Along Lake Shore Drive


The two workers inside the vehicle were able to exit before the truck entered the water

Published December 11, 2019 • Updated at 6:23 pm on December 11, 2019

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-respond-to-car-in-water-off-lake-shore-drive/2187816/

t truck on a bike path along Lake Shore Drive slid into Lake Michigan after hitting a "slick spot of ice" Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Chicago police said authorities were called around 7:20 a.m. to the 900 block of North Lake Shore Drive for a car in the waters of Lake Michigan, near Oak Street Beach.

There, fire officials said a Chicago Park District truck was salting the bike path when "the vehicle lost control, started sliding on the ice and entered the water."

The two workers inside the vehicle were able to exit before the truck entered the water. One person was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for observation, officials said.

The Chicago Park District confirmed the vehicle that slid into the water belonged to them. The bike path was shut down afte rthe incident from Grand to North Avenues.

Fire officials warned that while the sun is expected to melt ice throughout the day Wednesday, residents should use caution, especially along the lakefront.

"It might not look like it's dangerous but it could still be a sheet of glass," said Deputy Chief Jason Lach from the Chicago Fire Department.

Check back for updates on this developing story.
 

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tiredretired

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Damn black ice!!! Since the beginning of time ice was virtually clear. Now it has turned black in an evolutionary effort to disguise itself and blend in to the roadway underneath, thereby increasing its chances of survival against the ravages of salt and other deicers.

What we see here is a further step in that process as the truck is actually thrown into the lake. Amazing. Simply amazing.
 

Bamby

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two workers inside the vehicle were able to exit before the truck entered the water
What does the working passenger do in a salt truck? Keep the driver company. The driver could utilize the radio you'd think. Around here I've never observed two drivers in a salt truck, though I've observed plenty of other foolishness. But one has to admit the above accident would have been far less costley if only one person ended up in the hospital.
 
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