MORGANTON, N.C. — State troopers have responded to several wrecks in Catawba and Burke counties where large pieces of ice have slid off cars striking other vehicles.
Officials are now asking drivers to clear the tops of their vehicles before heading out.
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Channel 9’s Dave Faherty spoke with Joy Johnson in Morganton Wednesday morning. She says she was driving along Interstate 40 with her daughter when a large sheet of ice came off another car and shattered her windshield.
Fortunately, she and her daughter weren’t hurt, but the damage to the windshield was extensive.
“It looked like ‘Final Destination,’” she said. “My daughter was in the passenger side, yes, she’s an adult, but she was covered in glass.”
Highway Patrol says it is the responsibility of the other driver to clean off their vehicles, adding that a person could be charged.
“If it comes off your vehicle, you’re ultimately responsible for your vehicle going down the highway and anything attached to it or comes off,” said Sgt. Aaron Johnson, Burke County. “Yes, there is a potential for charges.”
In Johnson’s case, the driver did stop and was not charged by the highway patrol.
“I never in a million years would have thought that would have happened that way,” she said. “So, just make sure you clean off the top of your cars.”
State troopers said they are concerned about the possibility of more incidents this weekend if we see another round of wintry weather in the Carolinas
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