GAINESVILLE.
FL – (ANS)-A
pastor, his wife, and teenage daughter were among the 10 people killed in a
massive highway pileup in Florida, now deemed as the deadliest crash on an
American highway in 20 years.
www.CBN.com/CBNNews
reports that Pastor Jose Carmo, Jr. and his family from the International
Church of the Restoration in Atlanta were returning from a religious conference
when their vans collided with several cars, six tractor-trailers, and a
motorhome on I-75 near Gainesville, Sunday.
CBNNews reported that
Restoration’s senior pastor, who had opted to delay his departure until the
next morning, said Carmo had wanted to be back in time for the suburban-Atlanta
church’s Sunday morning service.
“We couldn’t have
imagined such tragedy would come to us,” Senior Pastor Arao Amazonas said.
News outlets say the crash
took place after the Florida Highway Patrol reopened the interstate following
an earlier serious accident. The broadcast outlets said the highway had earlier
been closed due to thick smoke from a fire alongside the road which hampered
visibility for drivers.
“We went through the area. We made an assessment. We came to the
conclusion that the road was safe to travel and that is when we opened the road
up,” Highway patrol spokesman Lt. Patrick Riordan said during a news
conference.
“Drivers have to
recognize that the environment changes,” he added. “They have to be
prepared to make good judgments.”
The crash’s 18 survivors were hospitalized. Some are still in critical
condition.
CBNNews posted video of the
devastation after the crash on its website at: http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnnewsplayer/cbnplayer.swf?aid=27928
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