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Video Description
Freezing rain started the first day of the new year in the Chicago metropolitan area, eventually transitioning to plain rain, and finally wrapping up as a heavy snow in the evening. Several minor accidents occurred on area expressways and tollways throughout the event.
Shot Description
Shot 1 - Dual plow in action from Wauconda, Illinois
Shot 2-4 - Car facing the wrong way after sliding in icy conditions on Interstate 90 by Elmhurst Road
Shot 5-9 - Car facing the wrong way after sliding in icy conditions on Interstate 294 south of Interstate 88
Shot 10 - POV driving shot of North Avenue approaching Interstate 355 from the west
Shot 11 - Illinois Tollway plow in action along northbound Interstate 355 from North Avenue
Shot 12 - POV driving shot of a tow truck that spun out into a ditch along Interstate 290 south of Illinois 72
Shot 13 - POV driving shot of a multi-vehicle accident on Illinois 53 at Interstate 90
Shot 14-15 - Single vehicle spinout on Illinois 53 just north of Dundee Avenue
Shot 16-17 - Snowfall occurring at a moderate rate at BP on Route 12 and Quentin Road
Shot 18 - Snow covered Old Rand Road in Wauconda, Illinois
SID: Jesse Walters