Christopher Weber’s parents initially thought their son’s deadly plunge off a highway bridge was a freak accident. Now, they say more should be done to prevent “snow-ramp” crashes.
One day last winter, Kevin Ramos flew off I-355 and survived the 22-foot fall onto busy Lake Street. Other drivers have been killed in these rare but terrifying ‘snow ramp’ vaulting accidents around Chicago and elsewhere.
The driver was speeding and lost control in the northbound lanes of the Stevenson when he hit a concrete wall, went over the edge, hit a light pole and smashed to the ground 43 feet below.