The big freeze follows the deadly storm: Northeast rushes to clear deadly black ice from roads as temperatures drop into the low 20s after up to 42 inches of snow fell leaving 50K without power and at least seven dead across Pennsylvania and NY
A major snowstorm blew through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States on Wednesday and Thursday
Some parts of upstate New York were buried under more than 3ft of snow, breaking records across the region
Tens of thousands were left without power as strong wind gusts and blizzard-like conditions took their toll
Some parts of New York City received 8 inches of snow while more than a foot fell in sections of Boston
Whiteout! Before and after photos show how Storm Gail has battered the East Coast killing six and causing over 1,000 crashes as more snow falls in one day in NYC than the WHOLE of last winter
More than 600 car crashes were reported in New York state with six people injured in a 27-car pile up in Manhattan, NYC, Wednesday night
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, two lucky EMS workers managed to escape unscathed when a truck plowed head-on into their vehicle when they were responding to a separate crash
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, two people were killed in a 30 to 60 car pile-up in Clinton County and a third in a single-vehicle crash in Snyder County
No further details were immediately available.
Courtesy: Carver Fire Department
Massachusetts State Police responded to the northbound side of Interstate 93 in Stoneham after a car spun out.
New Hampshire State Police said they have already responded to over 120 crashes and disabled vehicles across the state due to the poor road conditions as of 9 a.m.
The Interstate 89 northbound on-ramp was closed around 7:30 a.m. due to a crash where the driver lost control and struck a utility pole.
Snowfall rates may reach two to four inches an hour at times Thursday morning, making it difficult for plows to keep up with. Motorists are urged to say off the roads if possible.
WORCESTER – Becker College Police Chief David Bousquet was arrested Tuesday night in Auburn after allegedly crashing into another car while drunk and trying to run away.
Police say Bousquet, 55, of Sutton, struck another car at an intersection and drove away before being found a short time later walking away from his damaged truck.
“He kept repeating that he had messed up, also apologizing,” Auburn Sgt. Daniel Lamoreaux wrote in a statement of facts filed in Central District Court.
According to the report, Auburn police received a call at 9:04 p.m. that a truck had struck a Toyota sedan on Millbury Street and driven away.