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Video Description
An overnight ice storm hammered portions of southern IL for several hours Wednesday morning, leading to extremely hazardous roads. A 7-car crash occurred along IL Route 13 east of Harrisburg in the westbound lanes. A semi, SUV and trailer, a utility van, and four other vehicles were involved. One SUV was knocked completely off the road into the ditch.
There were a few minor injuries, but nothing serious.
Other crashes occurred across the region due to the icy roads Wednesday morning.
Shot Description
Scene 1: Wide shot looking back at the accident scene with numerous crashed and emergency vehicles.
Scene 2: Wide shot looking from behind accident scene of the line of vehicles.
Scene 3: State Trooper in the ditch opening the doors of the vehicle that was knocked off the road. Vehicle in the ditch spun 180-degrees.
Scene 4: Shot of Trooper talking to vehicle occupants.
Scene 5: Trooper closing passenger door of vehicle in the ditch.
Scene 6-8: Various angles of SUV in the ditch with exhaust steam rising from tailpipe.
Scene 9: Green and white trucks that collided sitting on the shoulder.
Scene 10: Shot of damaged green truck driver side.
Scene 11: Shot from behind of the green and white truck, both showing damage on the driver's side.
Scene 12: Wide shot of the green and white truck with the bed cover of the green truck laying in the grass in the foreground.
Scene 13: Shot of Trooper talking to the drivers while tow truck gets white truck on the truck.
Scene 14: Tight shot of green truck damage on the driver side.
Scene 15: Tight shot of driver's side damage near the wheel of the white truck.
Scene 16: Shot of two tow trucks with green and white trucks with police in the foreground.
Scene 17: Damaged red SUV on the inner shoulder facing the opposite direction.
Scene 18: Shot of damaged red SUV with driver sitting in the driver seat looking dejected.
Scene 19: Pickup truck bed cover in the foreground with trailer and utility van in the background.
Scene 20: Shot of damage to the driver side of the semi truck.
Scene 21: Wide shot of the semi truck and several vehicles in the background.
Scene 22: Panning shot of a tow truck blocking the highway until it pulls away, panning with truck as it passes accident scene.
Scene 23: Separate accident involving red pickup truck that slid off the road into some trees.
Scene 24: Dashcam shot of two people trying to push pickup truck out of the mud, unsuccessfully.
Scene 25: Man examines the truck stuck in the trees.
Scene 26: Wide shot of street sign blinking with truck crashed in trees.
SID: Tony Laubach