Identified at 31yearold eric blaugh. He was driving westbound about 6 30. He and some other cars got into an accident, his car was not working anymore. He got out of his car was hit and killed. The pileup began lasting for hours. Emergency crews rushed to the scene where dozens of cars were twisted and turned in every direction. As the sun came up, the enormity of the pileup became clear. It was just a big load of cars a lot of mayhem and chaos going on. Reporter colleen graves tells Eyewitness News she was stuck about a mile behind the pileup for several hours. I saw a lot of people just not paying attention, driving away too quick. Reporter state Police Officials say one person died about 30 suffered injuries. Some were treater on the scene. Others taken to local hospitals for observation. 10 minutes later it was a bunch of calls piled up everywhere so i had to take the back way. Reporter driver devon gates says video likeness hard to watch. Its horrible. Ive been out here since 7 00
Chris pabst spoke to the man filing that suit. Chris is live at the metro headquarters in northwest washington. Chris, as you reported yesterday, these claims could cost metro millions of dollars. Well absolutely. These lawsuits are soon to start piling up. Today, we learned that the first lawsuit will officially be filed tomorrow. And then just a minutes ago, abc 7 learned that six more of those passengers have already signed on with that same law firm with the man who is filing tomorrow. Now, speaking of that man he said today that he thought that he was going to die on that train when it started filling with smoke. So much in fact that he wrote a text to his mother and to his two kids saying goodbye. I just didnt see any way that we were going to get out of there because the smoke was encapsulating and all you could see out the window is darkness. At about 3 30 monday afternoon, while stuck inside a smokefilled metro train near the Lenfant Plaza station, malbert rich thought his lif
Source confirms to six abc tonight eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin is pulling out of the pro bowl next week due to an illness. Maclins teammate Jordan Matthews, as you can imagine says it is brutal sitting home watching, the nfl playoffs. Yeah, it is definitely rough. I mean especially the scenario that we were really in a good situation but we just didnt do the things collectively to take that next step. If everybody just continues to trust what we have been doing but just make it that much more better we will be able to take that next step. We have pieces in place but we have to take those pieces and move forward. One on one with matthews in 20 minutes, i asked him who he want as his quarterback plus if he had any doubt in chip kelly. Sixers in washington tomorrow, and villanova, they play george ton monday night and bump in the road for wildcats. Novas bus broke down in the way down to d. C. And stranded for an hour on the side of i95. How about the best pair in college basketball, de
Seventh rang villanova with a little scare today down by as many as nine in the first half. Cats forced to claw their way back the on the road. Jay wright and villanova in chicago against depaul. Second half down by four ryan archie arcidiacono hits the four, as he hits the three and the foul. Fourpoint play. We are tied up. Archie tea ago know scores all 18 in the second. Later in the half nova puts it ththe away jevon pinkston wide open. Villanova wins 6855. They have won 19 of 21. Temple fans pumping them self up for tulane to take. All owls all day long. They start on a 12zero won. The quinton decoast which three of 17. And temple allows just eightpoint in the first. New School Record for their d. Tu wins by 18. Phil martelli walks off the court at the half against davidson, st. Joes down by 13. Hawk will never die. Second half back they come. Deandre puts st. Joes up, two minutes later, isaiah miles and the foul. St. Joes comes back to win 7570. Ivy league hoops at the the palestr
Heavy rain but not until 11 oclock this morning and that ice really piled up. This is what happened in the upper levels of the atmosphere. We had snow falling high in the atmosphere but then a very big warm layer changing to it rain. With those southerly winds we expect they had rain to work its way to the surface but that cold air at the surface made that rain freeze on contact. Hence freezing rain. And it wasnt until 11 oclock in the morning that that warm layer made it to the surface and changed everything over to rain. Were talking about condition that is improved but we still have a Flood Warning in effect for parts of bucks county, also Burlington County and Mercer County in new jersey until 2 oclock in the morning. Coming up were going to talk about the mlk holiday the next chance of snow in the forecast and also a look ahead to next weekend but in the meantime we have to talk about the big concerns overnight tonight. Meteorologist Justin Drabick is live in the cbs3 mobile weath