Freezing fog surprised motorists in Wichita on Tuesday morning not only with limited visibility, but icy spots on the highways. Dozens of crashes were reported around Wichita from drivers hitting icy on bridges and overpasses. Officials closed Kellogg Ave (US-400) eastbound at Seneca Street due to numerous crashes on the elevated portion of the highway near downtown.
Dense Fog Advisories were issued for the area as visibility was down near zero at times.
Shot Description
Scene 1-2: Tight shots of rolled over SUV on Kellogg Ave at Rock St that hit ice on the bridge, hit the median wall, and rolled over. The driver walked away from the crash unhurt.
Scene 3: Wide shot of crash scene on Kellogg with driver on his phone in the mid-ground and cops on the highway.
Scene 4: Shot of Wichita Police blocking the left lanes of Kellogg at Rock with flipped SUV in background.
Scene 5: Wide shot of rolled over SUV.
Scene 6: Shot of Wichita Police in foreground and rolled SUV in background.
Scene 7: Shot of Wichita police buried in the freezing fog as the block off the left lanes of Kellogg ahead of the crash.
Scene 8: POV driving shot passing rolled over SUV.
Scene 9-10: POV driving shots of mass of tow trucks and several crashed vehicles on the elevated portion of Kellogg Ave near downtown.
Scene 11-12: Shots of Wichita police blocking the on-ramp to eastbound Kellogg at Seneca.
Scene 13-14: Shots of traffic exiting Kellogg at Seneca where police closed the highway.
Scene 15-16: Shots of a K-DOT highway sign warning drivers of icy spots.
Scene 17-18: Traffic in very dense freezing fog on Kellogg.
Scene 19-24: Various shots of downtown Wichita in dense freezing fog.
Scene 25-26: Up close shots of ice covered vehicle in a driveway.
Scene 27: POV shot from interior of vehicle as windshield wipers clear ice from windshield.
Scene 28: Frost on the grass.
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